Evidence for magnetic material in the fire ant Solenopsis sp. by Electron paramagnetic resonance measurements

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 30-32

  Esquivel, Darci M S ^a   Acosta Avalos, Daniel ^a   El Jaick, Léa J ^a   Cunha, Alexandra D M ^a   Malheiros, Maria G ^a   Wajnberg, Eliane ^a   Linhares, Marilia P ^b  

^a CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^b Ctro de Ciencias do Estado de R   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; INSECT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0033030785     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050564     Document Type: Article

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