Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in Lycosa tarentula (Araneae, Lycosidae) and the pathways of ocular entrainment

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 561-576

  Ortega Escobar, Joaquín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Entrainment; Locomotor activity; Lycosa tarentula; Ocular pathway; Spiders

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LOCOMOTION; SPIDER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; LIGHT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREY; SPIDER; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; INSECTA; LYCOSA; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 0037963063     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.33.5.561.13934     Document Type: Article

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