Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (9): 146-154.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20240415
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Yongyong Gao1,2,Huan Xu1,2,Wenjing Wang3,Xin Lei1,Yanyi Zhang4,5,Gang Deng4,5,Qiuying Huang2,3,*(
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Received:2024-07-08
Online:2025-09-25
Published:2025-10-10
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Qiuying Huang
E-mail:qyhuang2006@mail.hzau.edu.cn
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Yongyong Gao,Huan Xu,Wenjing Wang,Xin Lei,Yanyi Zhang,Gang Deng,Qiuying Huang. Effects of Magnetic Field Intensity on the Termite Locomotor Behaviour and the Magnetic Receptor Genes Expressions[J]. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2025, 61(9): 146-154.
Fig.1
Effect of different magnetic field strengths on walking behaviour of O. formosanus workers under light or darkness The walking turn angle （A）， angular velocity （B）， velocity （C） and distance moved （D） of O. formosanus under different magnetic field strength in light. The walking turn angle （E）， angular velocity （F）， velocity （G） and distance moved （H） of O. formosanus under different magnetic field strength in darkness. Data are represented as the mean ± SEM （Independent samples test and Mann-Whitney test；*：P<0.05；**：P<0.01；***： P<0.001；ns， P>0.05）. C：geomagnetic field；T-1：strong magnetic field（0.1mT）；T-2：horizontal component of magnetic field the was eliminated."
Fig.2
Effect of different magnetic field strengths on walking behaviour of R. chinensis workers under light or darkness The walking turn angle （A）， angular velocity （B）， velocity （C） and distance moved （D） of R. chinensis under different magnetic field strength in light. The walking turn angle （E）， angular velocity （F）， velocity （G） and distance moved （H） of R. chinensis under different magnetic field strength in darkness. Data are represented as the mean ± SEM （Independent samples test and Mann-Whitney test；*：P<0.05；**：P<0.01；***：P<0.001；ns：P>0.05）."
Fig.3
Effect of different magnetic field strengths on relative expression levels of Cry2 and MagR of the two worker termite species under light A. The relative expression of Cry2 in O. formosanus under different magnetic field strength；B. The relative expression of MagR in O. formosanus under different magnetic field strength；C. The relative expression of Cry2 in R. chinensis under different magnetic field strength；D. The relative expression of MagR in R. chinensis under different magnetic field strength. Each value represents the mean ± SEM. （Independent samples test；*：P<0.05；**：P<0.01）."
Fig.4
Effect of different magnetic field strengths on relative expression levels of Cry2 and MagR of two worker termite species under darkness A. The relative expression of Cry2 in O. formosanus under different magnetic field strength； B. The relative expression of MagR in O. formosanus under different magnetic field strength； C. The relative expression of Cry2 in R. chinensis under different magnetic field strength；D. The relative expression of MagR in R. chinensis under different magnetic field strength. Each value represents the mean ± SEM. （Independent samples test；*：P<0.05；**：P<0.01；***：P <0.001）."
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