Circadian rhythm in the locomotor activity of a surface-dwelling millipede Syngalobolus sp.

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 529-533

  Koilraj, A John ^c   Marimuthu, G ^b   Sharma, V K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Entrainment; Free running; Locomotor activity; Millipedes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; INSECT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; RUNNING;

ANIMALIA; DIPLOPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0032713618     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.30.5.529.1404     Document Type: Article

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