The series of events involved in magnetoception in which a chemical stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal. It is believed that organisms such as birds and salamanders interpret product ratios in chemical reactions which involve transitions between different spin states.
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magnetoception, sensory transduction of chemical stimulus; magnetoreception, detection of chemical stimulus; magnetoreception, sensory detection of chemical stimulus; magnetoreception, sensory transduction of chemical stimulus; sensory detection of chemical stimulus during magnetoreception; sensory transduction of chemical stimulus during magnetoreception