| Visual but not trigeminal mediation of magnetic compass information in a migratory bird M Zapka, D Heyers, CM Hein, S Engels, NL Schneider, J Hans, S Weiler, ... Nature 461 (7268), 1274-1277, 2009 | 307 | 2009 |
| A visual pathway links brain structures active during magnetic compass orientation in migratory birds D Heyers, M Manns, H Luksch, O Güntürkün, H Mouritsen PLoS One 2 (9), e937, 2007 | 255 | 2007 |
| Avian magnetoreception: elaborate iron mineral containing dendrites in the upper beak seem to be a common feature of birds G Falkenberg, G Fleissner, K Schuchardt, M Kuehbacher, P Thalau, ... PLoS One 5 (2), e9231, 2010 | 178 | 2010 |
| Magnetic field changes activate the trigeminal brainstem complex in a migratory bird D Heyers, M Zapka, M Hoffmeister, JM Wild, H Mouritsen Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (20), 9394-9399, 2010 | 145 | 2010 |
| The neural basis of long-distance navigation in birds H Mouritsen, D Heyers, O Güntürkün Annual review of physiology 78, 133-154, 2016 | 126 | 2016 |
| Targeting Axons to Specific Fiber Tracts In Vivoby Altering Cadherin Expression U Treubert-Zimmermann, D Heyers, C Redies Journal of Neuroscience 22 (17), 7617-7626, 2002 | 125 | 2002 |
| Eurasian reed warblers compensate for virtual magnetic displacement D Kishkinev, N Chernetsov, A Pakhomov, D Heyers, H Mouritsen Current Biology 25 (19), R822-R824, 2015 | 124 | 2015 |
| Migratory reed warblers need intact trigeminal nerves to correct for a 1,000 km eastward displacement D Kishkinev, N Chernetsov, D Heyers, H Mouritsen PLoS One 8 (6), e65847, 2013 | 91 | 2013 |
| Localisation of the putative magnetoreceptive protein cryptochrome 1b in the retinae of migratory birds and homing pigeons P Bolte, F Bleibaum, A Einwich, A Günther, M Liedvogel, D Heyers, ... PLoS One 11 (3), e0147819, 2016 | 71 | 2016 |
| Night-migratory garden warblers can orient with their magnetic compass using the left, the right or both eyes CM Hein, M Zapka, D Heyers, S Kutzschbauch, NL Schneider, ... Journal of the Royal Society Interface 7 (suppl_2), S227-S233, 2010 | 68 | 2010 |
| Night‐time neuronal activation of Cluster N in a day‐and night‐migrating songbird M Zapka, D Heyers, M Liedvogel, ED Jarvis, H Mouritsen European Journal of Neuroscience 32 (4), 619-624, 2010 | 67 | 2010 |
| An iron-rich organelle in the cuticular plate of avian hair cells M Lauwers, P Pichler, NB Edelman, GP Resch, L Ushakova, MC Salzer, ... Current Biology 23 (10), 924-929, 2013 | 64 | 2013 |
| Magnetic field-driven induction of ZENK in the trigeminal system of pigeons (Columba livia) N Lefeldt, D Heyers, NL Schneider, S Engels, D Elbers, H Mouritsen Journal of the Royal Society Interface 11 (100), 20140777, 2014 | 50 | 2014 |
| Magnetic map navigation in a migratory songbird requires trigeminal input A Pakhomov, A Anashina, D Heyers, D Kobylkov, H Mouritsen, ... Scientific Reports 8 (1), 1-6, 2018 | 43 | 2018 |
| Calcium-binding proteins label functional streams of the visual system in a songbird D Heyers, M Manns, H Luksch, O Güntürkün, H Mouritsen Brain research bulletin 75 (2-4), 348-355, 2008 | 39 | 2008 |
| Cryptochrome 1a localisation in light-and dark-adapted retinae of several migratory and non-migratory bird species: no signs of light-dependent activation P Bolte, A Einwich, PK Seth, R Chetverikova, D Heyers, I Wojahn, ... Ethology Ecology & Evolution 33 (3), 248-272, 2021 | 35 | 2021 |
| Geomagnetic information modulates nocturnal migratory restlessness but not fueling in a long distance migratory songbird M Bulte, D Heyers, H Mouritsen, F Bairlein Journal of Avian Biology 48 (1), 75-82, 2017 | 33 | 2017 |
| Patch/matrix patterns of gray matter differentiation in the telencephalon of chicken and mouse C Redies, D Kovjanic, D Heyers, L Medina, S Hirano, ST Suzuki, ... Brain research bulletin 57 (3-4), 489-493, 2002 | 32 | 2002 |
| Cadherin expression coincides with birth dating patterns in patchy compartments of the developing chicken telencephalon D Heyers, D Kovjanic, C Redies Journal of Comparative Neurology 460 (2), 155-166, 2003 | 31 | 2003 |
| Magnetic activation in the brain of the migratory northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) D Elbers, M Bulte, F Bairlein, H Mouritsen, D Heyers Journal of Comparative Physiology A 203, 591-600, 2017 | 28 | 2017 |
