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Joseph L. Kirschvink

California Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0001-9486-6689Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Quantitative reanalysis of classic pigeon homing experiments rejects a liver-based magnetic compass based on superparamagnetism

Joseph L. Kirschvink, Charles Doolittle Walcott

This paper reanalyzes classic pigeon homing experiments and rejects a liver-based magnetic compass hypothesis, supporting instead a head-based magnetite-based system.

bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics