DocumentCode
1185420
Title
An Electromagnetic System for Studying the Responses of Aquatic Organisms to Weak Electric and Magnetic Fields
Author
Rommel, Sentiel A., Jr. ; McCleave, James D.
Author_Institution
Departments of Electrical Engineering and Zoology, University of Maine, Orono, Me.
Issue
6
fYear
1971
Firstpage
421
Lastpage
424
Abstract
Recent evidence suggests use of electric and magnetic cues as orientational aids to long-distance migration by fishes. A simple laboratory apparatus is described which accurately reproduces the electromagnetic fields an aquatic organism might naturally experience.
Keywords
Assembly; Coils; Electrodes; Electromagnetic fields; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Marine animals; Organisms; Testing; Animals; Biomedical Engineering; Electricity; Electrocardiography; Fishes; Magnetics; Orientation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9294
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TBME.1971.4502884
Filename
4502884
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