Title :
The movement of insects in an electric field
Author :
Watson, D.B. ; Sedcole, N.P. ; Chan, E. ; Smart, K.G. ; Patel, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Canterbury Univ., Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
The fruitfly Drosophila Melanogaster has been subjected to electrostatic fields up to 500 kV/m over a frequency range from DC to 400 Hz. As the frequency is raised, lower voltages are required to produce a given response. To explain this an electrical circuit model has been proposed
Keywords :
electric field effects; 0 to 400 Hz; Drosophila Melanogaster; electric field; electrical circuit model; electrostatic fields; frequency range; fruitfly; insects movement;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1997. 10th International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 445)
Conference_Location :
Coventry
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-695-4
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971118
