Effects of temperature and temperature-steps on circadian locomotor rhythmicity in the blow fly calliphora vicina

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 289-295

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calliphora vicina; Locomotor activity rhythm; Temperature compensation; Temperature step phase response curves

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CALLIPHORA VICINA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DROSOPHILA; FLY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034048623     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00182-1     Document Type: Article

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