Magnetoreception—A sense without a receptor

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Unsolved Mysteries discuss a topic of biological importance that is poorly understood and in need of research attention.

Gregory C. Nordmann,

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna, Austria
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Tobias Hochstoeger,

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna, Austria
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David A. Keays

* E-mail: keays@imp.ac.at

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna, Austria

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8343-8002

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About the Authors

Gregory C. Nordmann

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna, Austria

Tobias Hochstoeger

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna, Austria

David A. Keays

* E-mail: keays@imp.ac.at

Affiliation Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna, Austria

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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