Growth and developmental stability of Drosophila melanogaster in low frequency magnetic fields

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 465-472

  Graham, John H ^a   Fletcher, David ^a   Tigue, James ^a   McDonald, Malcolm ^a  

^a BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuating asymmetry; High voltage power lines; Hormesis; Phenodeviants

Indexed keywords

STABILITY;

% REDUCTIONS; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITIES; DROSOPHILLA MELANOGASTER; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINE; HORMESIS; LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; PHENODEVIANT; WING VEIN;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; MAGNETISM; MALE; PHENOTYPE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; LARVA; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; WING;

EID: 0034269177     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-186x(200009)21:6<465::aid-bem6>3.0.co;2-c     Document Type: Article

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