Isolation of magnetic nanoparticles from Pachycondyla marginata ants

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 2687-2692

  Acosta Avalos, Daniel ^a   Wajnberg, Eliane ^a   Oliveira, Paulo S ^b   Leal, Inara ^b   Farina, Marcos ^c   Esquivel, Darci M S ^a  

^a CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Electron diffraction; Electron microscopy; Iron oxide; Magnetoreception; Migratory ant; Pachycondyla marginata

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032758787     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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