Light cycles given during development affect freerunning period of circadian locomotor rhythm of period mutants in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 297-305

  Tomioka, Kenji ^a   Uwozumi, Kouzo ^a   Matsumoto, Nobutaka ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Development; Drosophila melanogaster period mutants; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030832317     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(96)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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