Description of the photoperiodic control of larval burrowing in the blowfly Lucilia cuprina: A novel index for photoperiodic research

Chronobiology International

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-252

  Warman, G R ^a   Lewis, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological clock; Blowfly; Larval burrowing; Lucilia cuprina; Photoperiodism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; ETHOLOGY; FLY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY;

EID: 0030990537     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529709001416     Document Type: Article

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