The circadian rhythm of the sex-pheromone-mediated behavioral response in the turnip moth, Agrotis segetum, is not controlled at the peripheral level

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 402-408

  Rosén, Wen Qi ^a   Han, Gui Biao ^a,b   Löfstedt, Christer ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agrotis segetum; Circadian rhythm; Electroantennograms; Flight tunnel; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

AGROTIS SEGETUM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TURNIP;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; MOTHS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; SEX ATTRACTANTS;

AGROTIS; AGROTIS SEGETUM; ANIMALIA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0141788106     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730403256869     Document Type: Article

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