Experimental evidence for a non-clock role of the circadian system in spider mite photoperiodism

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 727-732

  Veerman, Alfred ^a   Veenendaal, René L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Diapause; Photoperiodism; Photoreceptor pigments; Tetranychus urticae; Thermoperiod

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIAPAUSE; LIGHT QUALITY; MITE; PHOTOPERIOD;

ACARI; ARANEAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 0041629231     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(03)00097-0     Document Type: Article

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