Seasonal variation of locomotor activity rhythm of Orchestia gammarellus in the supralittoral zone of Ghar Melh lagoon (North-East of Tunisia)

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 956-967

  Jelassi, Raja ^a   Ayari, Anas ^a   Nasri Ammar, Karima ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

entraining conditions; free running; Ghar El Melh lagoon; locomotor rhythm; Orchestia gammarellus; seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRUSTACEAN; DIEL VARIATION; LAGOON; LOCOMOTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALLOPATRY; AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; LAGOON; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; ORCHESTIA GAMMARELLUS; PHENOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; TUNISIA; WINTER;

EID: 84884852117     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2013.785695     Document Type: Article

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