Electron paramagnetic resonance study of the migratory ant Pachycondyla marginata abdomens

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1018-1023

  Wajnberg, Eliane ^a   Acosta Avalos, D ^a   El Jaick, L J ^a   Abracado L ^a   Coelho, J L A ^a   Bakuzis, A F ^b   Morals, P C ^b   Esquivel, D M S ^a  

^a CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; NANOPARTICLE;

ABDOMEN; ANT; ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

FORMICIDAE; PACHYCONDYLA MARGINATA;

EID: 0034120343     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76660-4     Document Type: Article

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