The influence of a static, homogenous magnetic field (B = 320 mT) on extracardiac pulsations of Tenebrio molitor pupae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 979-989

  Vacha M ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Extracardiac pulsations; Metabolism; Pupa Tenebrio molitor; Static magnetic field

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031255612     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00080-2     Document Type: Article

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