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January 9, 2022

Magnetoreception

By riedererjt

Magnetoreception is the ability of an animal to detect Earth’s magnetic field. Magnetoreceptors are organs that can detects magnetic fields. Magnetoreceptors have been  found in bacteria, arthropods, mollusks, and vertebrates.

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