Attracted by a magnet: Exploration behaviour of rodents in the presence of magnetic objects
Jazyk angličtina Země Nizozemsko Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články
PubMed
29501549
DOI
10.1016/j.beproc.2018.02.023
PII: S0376-6357(17)30605-8
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- Magnetic object assay, Magnetic sense, Magnetoreception, Naked mole-rat,
- MeSH
- chování zvířat fyziologie MeSH
- hlodavci fyziologie MeSH
- magnetické pole * MeSH
- mikroftalmičtí podzemní hlodavci MeSH
- myši inbrední C57BL MeSH
- myši MeSH
- pátrací chování fyziologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Magnetosensitivity is widespread among animals with rodents being the most intensively studied mammalian group. The available behavioural assays for magnetoreception are time-consuming, which impedes screens for treatment effects that could characterize the enigmatic magnetoreceptors. Here, we present a fast and simple approach to test if an animal responds to magnetic stimuli: the magnetic object assay (MOA). The MOA focuses on investigating an animal's spontaneous exploration behaviour in the presence of a bar magnet compared to a demagnetised control. We present consistently longer exploration of the magnet in three different rodent species: Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli), C57BL/6J laboratory mouse, and naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber). For the naked mole-rat this is the first report that this species reacts on magnetic stimuli. We conclude that the MOA holds the potential to screen if an animal responds to magnetic stimuli, indicating the possession of a magnetic sense.
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