Reactions of fish embryos and larvae to constant magnetic fields

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue , 1998, Pages 479-482

  Formicki, Krzysztof ^a   Winnicki, Aleksander ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Fish embryos and larvae; Heart rate; Magnetic field; Orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013216750     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386870     Document Type: Article

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