Internal desynchronisation in blow fly (Calliphora vicina) locomotor activity rhythms: Evidence for a complex circadian pacemaker

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-396

  Hong, Seau Feng ^a   Saunders, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calliphora vicina; Complex pacemaker; Internal desynchronisation; Locomotor activity rhythms

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN;

CALLIPHORA VICINA;

EID: 0031736339     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.29.4.387.1432     Document Type: Article

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