Unequal coupling between locomotor pacemakers of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-97

  Wen, Hsuan Wen ^a   Lee, How Jing ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Coupling; Light intensity; Optic lobe; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COCKROACH; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT;

EID: 0033991097     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00105-5     Document Type: Article

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