Term Name:	magnetoreception
Synonyms:	magnetoception, sensory perception of magnetic field
Definition:	The series of events required for an organism to receive a stimulus relating to a magnetic field, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Stimuli may be chemical, mechanical or electrical and interpreting these stimuli allows an organism to determine the orientation of a magnetic field. Magnetoreception also involves the perception of light; birds cannot orient without the presence of short wavelength (blue/green) light.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0050958]    QuickGO    AmiGO