磁感
磁感或磁反应是一种感觉,它允许生物体探测磁场来感知方向、高度或位置。这种感官方式被一系列动物用于定向和导航,[1]并成为动物探知区域地图的方法。对导航来说,磁感应和地磁场的检测有关。
磁感存在于细菌、节肢动物、软体动物以及脊椎动物的各主要分类中。[1]人类不被认为有磁感能力,但眼睛中的一种蛋白质隐花色素可以起到这种作用。[2]
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编辑参考文献
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拓展链接
编辑- Cryptochrome and magnetic sensing. Theoretical and Biophysical Computations Group, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. [2019-03-29]. (原始内容存档于2019-03-29).
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