Magnetic sense in the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, as determined by conditioning and electrocardiography

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 2965-2970

  Nishi, Takaaki ^a   Kawamura, Gunzo ^a   Matsumoto, Keisuke ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anguilla japonica; Conditioned response; Eel migration; Japanese eel; Magnetoreceptor; Magnetosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; JAPONICA;

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; MAGNETISM; ORIENTATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FRESH WATER; HEART RATE; MAGNETICS; ORIENTATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; SENSATION;

EID: 5444245707     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01131     Document Type: Article

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