Circadian rhythmicity and photoperiodism in the pitcher-plant mosquito: Adaptive response to the photic environment or correlated response to the seasonal environment?

American Naturalist

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 735-748

  Bradshaw, W E ^a   Quebodeaux, M C ^a,b   Holzapfel, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive dispersal; Biological clocks; Circadian rhythms; Evolution; Photoperiodism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EVOLUTION; MOSQUITO; PHOTOPERIOD;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIPTERA; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; SARRACENIACEAE; WYEOMYIA SMITHII;

EID: 0038443885     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/374344     Document Type: Article

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