Latitudinal variation in locomotor activity rhythm in adult Drosophila ananassae

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 865-870

  Joshi, Dilip S ^a  

^a AHMEDNAGAR COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LOCOMOTION;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA ANANASSAE; DROSOPHILIDAE; INSECTA;

EID: 0033306754     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-051     Document Type: Article

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