A circadian rhythm of locomotor activity in newly emerged Ceratophyllus sciurorum

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-216

  Clark, Frank ^a   Deadman, Derek ^a   Greenwood, Malcolm ^b   Larsen, Kim Søholt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ceratophylus sciurorum; Circadian rhythm; Siphonaptera

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RED SQUIRREL FLEA;

ANIMALIA; CERATOPHYLLIDAE; CERATOPHYLLUS; CERATOPHYLLUS SCIURORUM; INSECTA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS VULGARIS; SIPHONAPTERA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 0031194318     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00398.x     Document Type: Article

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