Magnetic orientation in the mealworm beetle Tenebrio and the effect of light

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1241-1248

  Vácha, Martin ^a   Soukopová, Helena ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Light dependency; Magnetic compass; Magnetoreception; Mealworm beetle; Tenebrio

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMIDITY; LIGHT; MAGNETISM; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TENEBRIO;

ANIMALS; HUMIDITY; LIGHT; MAGNETICS; ORIENTATION; TENEBRIO;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 1942444511     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00874     Document Type: Article

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