Locomotor Activity of Females in 900 MHz Electromagnetic Field.
Bla��ena Vargov��, Igor Majl��th, Juraj Kurimsk��, Roman Cimbala, J��n Zbojovsk��, Piotr Tryjanowski, Viktoria Majl��thov��
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Bla��ena Vargov��: Center for Applied Research, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Ko��ice, Komensk��ho 73, 040 01 Ko��ice, Slovakia.
Igor Majl��th: Institute of Biology and Ecology, Pavol Jozef ��af��rik University in Ko��ice, ��rob��rova 2, 041 80 Ko��ice, Slovakia.
Juraj Kurimsk��: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Ko��ice, M��siarska 74, 041 20 Ko��ice, Slovakia. ORCID
Roman Cimbala: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Ko��ice, M��siarska 74, 041 20 Ko��ice, Slovakia. ORCID
J��n Zbojovsk��: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Ko��ice, M��siarska 74, 041 20 Ko��ice, Slovakia. ORCID
Piotr Tryjanowski: Department of Zoology, Pozna�� University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71C, 60-625 Pozna��, Poland. ORCID
Viktoria Majl��thov��: Institute of Biology and Ecology, Pavol Jozef ��af��rik University in Ko��ice, ��rob��rova 2, 041 80 Ko��ice, Slovakia. ORCID
Mobile telecommunications technologies have become an indispensable part of people's lives of all ages around the world. They affect personal life and social interactions and are a work tool in the work routine. Network availability requirements and the quality of the Internet connection are constantly increasing, to which telecommunications providers are responding. Humans and wildlife live in the permanent presence of electromagnetic radiation with just a minor knowledge of the impact this radiation has. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of a 900 MHz electromagnetic field (EMF) on the locomotor behavior of female ticks under laboratory conditions. Experiments were performed in the radiation-shielded tube (RST) test and radiation-shielded circular open-field arena placed in an anechoic chamber. Altogether, 480 female ticks were tested. In the RST arena, no differences in preference for irradiated and shielded parts of experimental modules were observed; in the open-field arena, the time spent and the trajectory passed was significantly longer in the part exposed to the EMF.
