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@article{1348853,
author = {Tomanová, Kateřina and Vácha, Martin},
article_location = {CAMBRIDGE},
article_number = {11},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.132878},
keywords = {Amphipoda; Magnetoreception; Radical pair mechanism; Larmor frequency; Narrow-band magnetic field},
language = {eng},
issn = {0022-0949},
journal = {Journal of Experimental Biology},
title = {The magnetic orientation of the Antarctic amphipod Gondogeneia antarctica is cancelled by very weak radiofrequency fields},
volume = {219},
year = {2016}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1348853
AU - Tomanová, Kateřina - Vácha, Martin
PY - 2016
TI - The magnetic orientation of the Antarctic amphipod Gondogeneia antarctica is cancelled by very weak radiofrequency fields
JF - Journal of Experimental Biology
VL - 219
IS - 11
SP - 1717-1724
EP - 1717-1724
PB - COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD
SN - 00220949
KW - Amphipoda
KW - Magnetoreception
KW - Radical pair mechanism
KW - Larmor frequency
KW - Narrow-band magnetic field
N2 - Studies on weak man-made radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields affecting animal magnetoreception aim for a better understanding of the reception mechanism and also point to a new phenomenon having possible consequences in ecology and environmental protection. RF impacts on magnetic compasses have recently been demonstrated in migratory birds and other vertebrates. We set out to investigate the effect of RF on the magnetic orientation of the Antarctic krill species Gondogeneia antarctica, a small marine crustacean widespread along the Antarctic littoral line. Here, we show that upon release, G. antarctica (held under laboratory conditions) escaped in the magnetically seaward direction along the magnetic sea-land axis (y-axis) of the home beach. However, the animals were disoriented after being exposed to RF. Orientation was lost not only in an RF field with a magnetic flux density of 20 nT, as expected according to the literature, but even under the 2 nT originally intended as a control. Our results extend recent findings of the extraordinary sensitivity of animal magnetoreception to weak RF fields in marine invertebrates.
ER -
TOMANOVÁ, Kateřina and Martin VÁCHA. The magnetic orientation of the Antarctic amphipod Gondogeneia antarctica is cancelled by very weak radiofrequency fields. \textit{Journal of Experimental Biology}. CAMBRIDGE: COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD, vol.~219, No~11, p.~1717-1724. ISSN~0022-0949. doi:10.1242/jeb.132878. 2016.
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