The expression of locomotor circadian rhythm in female German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.)

Chronobiology International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-91

  Lin, Tzy Mei ^a   Lee, How Jing ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

circadian rhythm; insects; locomotion; masking effects; ovariectomy; reproductive cycle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OVARIECTOMY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0029779849     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529609037072     Document Type: Article

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