Increased motor activity of the beetle Laemostenus punctatus caused by a static magnetic field of 110 mT
2016
Autori:
Pavlović, DanicaPetković, Branka
Ćurčić, Srećko
Todorović, Dajana
Vesović, Nikola
Pantelić, Dejan
Perić Mataruga, Vesna
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Članak u časopisu (Objavljena verzija)
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© 2016 The Netherlands Entomological Society
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Prikaz svih podataka o dokumentuApstrakt:
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a static magnetic field on six behavioral parameters (travel distance, average speed while in motion, travel distance of the head, body rotations, time in movement, and immobility time) of the ground beetle Laemostenus (Pristonychus) punctatus (Dejean) (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Adults of this troglophilic and guanophilic beetle were randomly divided into two groups, the first exposed to a static magnetic field of 110 mT for 5 h, and the second a control group. Beetle behavior after these 5 h was monitored in an open-field test for 12 min and analyzed using ANY-maze software. Exposure to a static magnetic field of 110 mT increased motor activity (travel distance and average speed while in motion) in the first 4 min. After that there were no significant differences. We conclude that the applied static magnetic field affects motor activity of adult specimens of L. (P.) punctatus, and we discuss the mechanism, possibly through acting on the control centers responsible for orientation and movement.
Ključne reči:
Behavior; Open-field test; Ground beetle; Laemostenus (Pristonychus) punctatus; Coleoptera; Carabidae; MagnetobiologyIzvor:
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2016, 160, 2, 188-194Finansiranje / projekti:
- Generisanje i karakterizacija nanofotonskih funkcionalnih struktura u biomedicini i informatici (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-45016)
- Uticaj magnetnih polja i drugih sredinskih stresora na fiziološke odgovore i ponašanje različitih vrsta (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-173027)
- Ontogenetska karakterizacija filogenije bioraznovrsnosti (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-173038)
DOI: 10.1111/eea.12470
ISSN: 0013-8703
WoS: 000381692400010
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84982999617
URI
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eea.12470https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3779