Effect of light wavelength spectrum on magnetic compass orientation in Tenebrio molitor

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 194, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 853-859

  Vácha, Martin ^a   Půžová, Tereza ^a   Drštková, Dana ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

90 shift; Insects; Light; Magnetoreception; Tenebrio

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MAGNETISM; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; TENEBRIO;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DARKNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LIGHT; MAGNETICS; ORIENTATION; TENEBRIO;

EID: 51749086376     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-008-0356-9     Document Type: Article

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