Tidal, daily, and lunar-day activity cycles in the marine polychaete Nereis virens

Chronobiology International

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-183

  Last, Kim S ^a   Bailhache, Thierry ^b   Kramer, Cas ^b   Kyriacou, Charalambos P ^b   Rosato, Ezio ^b   Olive, Peter J W ^c  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian; Circatidal; Diel; Lunar day; Nereis virens

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MOON; PHOTOPERIOD; POLYCHAETA; TIDAL WAVES;

ANIMALIA; NEREIS VIRENS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 60549090267     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520902774524     Document Type: Article

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