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It is suggested here that the physical requirements for magnetic field detection by biological systems may be satisfied by a phenomenological model based on Optical Pumping (as understood by physicists) in the visual system of birds and possibly other creatures, The model as outlined appears to provide a qualitative explanation of much of the existing data, and discussion centres on the possibilities for putting it to direct experimental test.
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Leask, M.J.M. (1978). Primitive Models of Magnetoreception. In: Schmidt-Koenig, K., Keeton, W.T. (eds) Animal Migration, Navigation, and Homing. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11147-5_31
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