The influence of magnetic field on the spatial orientation in zebrafish Danio rerio (Hamilton) and roach Rutilus rutilus (L.)

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Event Abstract Back to Event The influence of magnetic field on the spatial orientation in zebrafish Danio rerio (Hamilton) and roach Rutilus rutilus (L.) Elena A. Osipova1, Vera V. Pavlova1, Anastasia A. Batrakova2 and Viacheslav V. Krylov1* 1 I.D. Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia 2 P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Russia Known, that some teleostei can perceive the geomagnetic field (GMF). However, the information about magnetosensitivity in Cyprinidae fish from artificial and natural habitats is obscure. We have registered preferred directions in Danio rerio (Hamilton) from aquaria-cultivated line exposed to the natural GMF, 180 degrees reversal of horizontal GMF component, 180 degrees reversal of vertical GMF component, 180 degrees reversal of both vertical and horizontal GMF components and 90 degrees clockwise turn of horizontal GMF component. We also registered the preferred directions in Rutilus rutilus (L.) from Rybinsk reservoir exposed to the natural GMF and 90 degrees clockwise turn of horizontal GMF component. It was found that zebrafish prefer two opposite directions towards east and west in the natural GMF. When the horizontal component of GMF was turned 90 degrees clockwise D. rerio prefer two opposite directions towards north and south. The possible reason of bimodality in zebrafish’s preferred directions distributions is discussed. The only direction towards east-north-east observed in roach under the natural GMF. This direction coincided with the way from the place of capture to the streamflow part of Rybinsk reservoir. And it was changed by south-south-east direction when turned the horizontal component of GMF 90 degrees clockwise. The possible reason of the choosing directions by fish with GMF is discussed. Acknowledgements This work was supported by grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project #14-04-31157-mol_a). Keywords: danio rerio, Rutilus rutilus, Preferred Direction, Orientation, geomagnetic field Conference: XV European Congress of Ichthyology, Porto, Portugal, 7 Sep - 11 Sep, 2015. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Physiology, Behavior and Toxicology Citation: Osipova EA, Pavlova VV, Batrakova AA and Krylov VV (2015). The influence of magnetic field on the spatial orientation in zebrafish Danio rerio (Hamilton) and roach Rutilus rutilus (L.). Front. Mar. Sci. Conference Abstract: XV European Congress of Ichthyology. doi: 10.3389/conf.fmars.2015.03.00082 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 10 Nov 2015; Published Online: 17 Nov 2015. * Correspondence: Dr. Viacheslav V Krylov, I.D. Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl oblast, 152742, Russia, krylovviacheslav@mail.ru Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract Supplemental Data The Authors in Frontiers Elena A Osipova Vera V Pavlova Anastasia A Batrakova Viacheslav V Krylov Google Elena A Osipova Vera V Pavlova Anastasia A Batrakova Viacheslav V Krylov Google Scholar Elena A Osipova Vera V Pavlova Anastasia A Batrakova Viacheslav V Krylov PubMed Elena A Osipova Vera V Pavlova Anastasia A Batrakova Viacheslav V Krylov Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.