Magnetoreception (biology)/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Magnetoreception (biology).

A process that enables numerous species of organisms of the animal kingdom, including arthopods and vertebrates, to use Earth’s magnetic field for their survival-dependent physiological ability to orient themselves and navigate in their ecological niche, functional abilities that begin with perception of the direction of the magnetic field locally passing through them

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