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Change in geomagnetic field intensity alters migration-associated traits in a migratory insect.
Biology letters - 1 Apr 2020
Wan Guijun, Liu Ruiying, Li Chunxu, He Jinglan, Pan Weidong, Sword Gregory A, Hu Gao, Chen Fajun
Abstract excerpt
Geomagnetic field (GMF) intensity can be used by some animals to determine their position during migration. However, its role, if any, in mediating other migration-related phenotypes remains largely unknown. Here, we simulated variation in GMF intensity between two locations along the migration route of a nocturnal insect migrant, the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens, that varied by approximately 5 µT in...
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