Timekeeping through social contacts: Social synchronization of circadian locomotor activity rhythm in the carpenter ant camponotus paria

Chronobiology International

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 862-872

  Lone, Shahnaz Rahman ^a   Sharma, Vijay Kumar ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Ants; Camponotus, Circadian rhythm, Entrainment, Locomotor activity, Social time cues; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CAMPONOTUS; FORMICIDAE; PARIA;

EID: 81255165930     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2011.622676     Document Type: Article

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