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Progress in Sensory Physiology pp 119–145Cite as

The Biological Significance of the Earth’s Magnetic Field

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Part of the book series: Progress in Sensory Physiology ((PHYSIOLOGY,volume 5))

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As long as living organisms exist on this globe they are under the influence of the earth’s magnetic field (EMF). In the last 15 years more and more data have been published which demonstrate that development, metabolism, and information processing are affected by this geophysical force; furthermore, it has been proved that animals use the parameters of the EMF for orientation and rhythmicity.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Tierpsychologie, Zoologisches Institut II der Universität Würzburg, Röntgenring 10, 8700, Würzburg, Germany

    M. Lindauer & H. Martin

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  1. Zoologisches Institut der, Universität München, Luisenstraße 14, 8000, München 2, Germany

    Hansjochem Autrum

  2. Fysiologiska Institutionen II, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 1, 10401, Stockholm 60, Sweden

    David Ottoson (Editor-in-Chief) (Editor-in-Chief)

  3. Department of Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27514, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Edward R. Perl

  4. Physiologisches Institut der Universität, Röntgenring 9, 8700, Würzburg, Germany

    Robert F. Schmidt

  5. Department of Neurophysiology, University of Tokyo, Institute of Brain Research, 7.3.1. Hongo, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroshi Shimazu

  6. The Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, 77550, Galveston, TX, USA

    William D. Willis

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Lindauer, M., Martin, H. (1985). The Biological Significance of the Earth’s Magnetic Field. In: Autrum, H., Ottoson, D., Perl, E.R., Schmidt, R.F., Shimazu, H., Willis, W.D. (eds) Progress in Sensory Physiology. Progress in Sensory Physiology, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70408-6_3

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