2000 · Radical pairs and magnetoreception
Thorsten Ritz, Salih Adem and Klaus Schulten
The model proposed that spin dynamics of photo-generated radical pairs could convert geomagnetic direction into visual modulation, with cryptochrome as a candidate receptor.
Representative work
Photoreceptor-based model of avian magnetoreception
A Model for Photoreceptor-Based Magnetoreception in Birds (2000)