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Do geomagnetic storms change the behaviour of the stingless bee guiruçu (Schwarziana quadripunctata)?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17028885     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Six behavioural experiments were carried out to investigate the magnetic field effects on the nest-exiting flight directions of the honeybee Schwarziana quadripunctata (Meliponini). No significant differences resulted during six experiment days under varying geomagnetic field and the applied static inhomogeneous field (about ten times the geomagnetic field) conditions. A surprising statistically significant response was obtained on a unique magnetic storm day. The magnetic nanoparticles in these bees, revealed by ferromagnetic resonance, could be involved in the observed effect of the geomagnetic storm.
Authors:
Darci M S Esquivel; E Wajnberg; F S do Nascimento; M B Pinho; H G P Lins de Barros; R Eizemberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-10-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Die Naturwissenschaften     Volume:  94     ISSN:  0028-1042     ISO Abbreviation:  Naturwissenschaften     Publication Date:  2007 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-01-16     Completed Date:  2008-09-17     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400767     Medline TA:  Naturwissenschaften     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  139-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, R Xavier Sigaud 150, 22290-180, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. darci@cbpf.br
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bees / physiology*
Behavior, Animal*
Ecosystem
Electromagnetic Fields*
Meteorological Concepts*

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