Nocturnal illumination dimmer than starlight altered the circadian rhythm of adult locomotor activity of a fruit fly

Chronobiology International

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-94

  Thakurdas, Pooja ^a   Sharma, Shweta ^a   Sinam, Boynao ^a   Chib, Meenakshi ^a   Joshi, Dilip ^a  

^a AHMEDNAGAR COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Circadian activity rhythm; Drosophila jambulina; Light entrainment; Nocturnal illumination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPERIOD;

DROSOPHILA JAMBULINA;

EID: 77749295701     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420520903398567     Document Type: Article

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