Radio frequency magnetic fields disrupt magnetoreception in American cockroach

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3473-3477

  Vácha, Martin ^a   Půžová, Tereza ^a   Kvíčalová, Markéta ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cryptochrome; Insects; Magnetoreception; Radical pair; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PERIPLANETA; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PERIPLANETA; RADIO WAVES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 70350230329     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.028670     Document Type: Article

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