Detection of Magnetism in the Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 396-399

  Slowik, T J ^a,b   Green, B L ^a   Thorvilson, H G ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferromagnetism; Social insects

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FOOD PRODUCTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

DISTORTION PATTERNS; FIRE ANTS; HONEY BEE; ORIENTATION BEHAVIORS; RING PATTERNS; SOCIAL INSECTS; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; WORKERS';

FERROMAGNETISM;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MAGNETISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ARTHROPODS; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; MALE;

EID: 0030627164     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1997)18:5<396::aid-bem7>3.0.co;2-y     Document Type: Article

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