Neural basis of the magnetic compass: interactions of visual, magnetic and vestibular inputs in the pigeon's brain

Magnetic Compass of European Robins

Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko · Science · 1972 · 749 citations

Natural Sciences, Animal Sciences, Zoology +11

Projections of the nucleus of the basal optic root in the pigeon: An autoradiographic and horseradish peroxidase study

Nicholas C. Brecha, Harvey J. Karten, Stephen P. Hunt · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1980 · 214 citations

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +10

A physicochemical mechanism for magnetic field detection by migratory birds and homing pigeons

M. J. M. Leask · Nature · 1977 · 201 citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Zoology +14

Specific projection of displaced retinal ganglion cells upon the accessory optic system in the pigeon (Columbia livia).

J H Karten, Katherine V. Fite, Nicholas C. Brecha · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1977 · 174 citations · Full text

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +13

Magnetic orientation and magnetically sensitive material in a transequatorial migratory bird

Robert C. Beason, Joan E. Nichols · Nature · 1984 · 132 citations

Life Sciences, Animal Sciences, Zoology +12