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Impact of alternating electromagnetic field of ultralow and low frequencies upon survival, development, and production parameters in Daphnia magna straus (Crustacea, Cladocera)

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The impact of alternating magnetic field (AMF) of ultralow and low frequencies during a sevenday-long exposure on Daphnia magna Straus was studied. It is shown that AMF may decrease the survival and the time it takes to reach sexual maturity. AMF with a frequency of 500 Hz has the most pronounced negative impact upon survival and maturation. AMF of 50 Hz accelerates maturation. In a chronic experiment at 500 Hz, the share of vital offspring increased, while the sizes of newborns decreased in parent specimens that matured under the impact of a magnetic field. The action of a 500 Hz AMF on daphnias before littering of offspring leads to an increase in the number of newborns in the reproductive period.

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  1. Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Nekouzskii raion, Yaroslavl oblast, 152742, Russia

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Original Russian Text © V.V. Krylov, 2008, published in Biologiya Vnutrennikh Vod, No. 2, 2008, pp. 33–39.

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Krylov, V.V. Impact of alternating electromagnetic field of ultralow and low frequencies upon survival, development, and production parameters in Daphnia magna straus (Crustacea, Cladocera). Inland Water Biol 1, 134–140 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082908020053

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