Ferromagnetic material in the eastern red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 3155-3160

  Brassart, J ^a   Kirschvink, J L ^a   Phillips, J B ^b   Borland, S C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern red spotted newt; Homing; Magnetite; Notophthalmus viridescens; Orientation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; MAGNETITE; MAGNETOMETRY; PARTICLE; RECEPTOR;

NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS;

EID: 0033451214     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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