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Test for the effects of 60‐Hz magnetic fields on fecundity and development in Drosophila
Author(s) -
Walters Ellen,
Carstensen Edwin L.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/bem.2250080404
Subject(s) - fecundity , drosophila melanogaster , biology , drosophila (subgenus) , zoology , drosophilidae , magnetic field , toxicology , evolutionary biology , demography , genetics , physics , population , quantum mechanics , sociology , gene
Ramirez et al (1983) reported reduced egg laying by Drosophila melanogaster and reduced survival of those eggs to adulthood when adult flies were exposed to magnetic fields. In a similar study, no effects from exposures of Drosophila to 1‐mT, 60‐Hz magnetic fields were found.