Circadian rhythm of locomotor activity in the Japanese honeybee, Apis cerana japonica

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-80

  Fuchikawa, Taro ^a   Shimizu, Isamu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apis cerana japonica; Circadian rhythm; Entrainment mechanism; Frequency demultiplication; Locomotor activity; Phase shift; Temperature compensation; Temperature entrainment

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HONEYBEE; LIGHT EFFECT; LOCOMOTION; PHOTOPERIOD; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; JAPONICA;

EID: 33947419379     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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