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Circadian locomotor rhythms in individual honeybees
Author(s) -
MOORE DARRELL,
RANKIN MARY ANN
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
physiological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0307-6962
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1985.tb00034.x
Subject(s) - entrainment (biomusicology) , biology , circadian rhythm , locomotor activity , rhythm , foraging , light effects on circadian rhythm , circadian clock , bacterial circadian rhythms , nocturnal , endogeny , zoology , ecology , neuroscience , endocrinology , medicine
. The circadian locomotor (walking) rhythms of individual forager honeybees ( Apis mellifera ligustica L.) were measured under a variety of conditions. In constant dark the rhythms exhibited endogenous periodicities that were less than 24 h, whereas under constant light the periods tended to be greater than 24 h. Individual honeybees readily entrained to photoperiods, displaying a diurnal pattern of entrainment with most of the activity occurring in late photophase. Evidence is presented which suggests that foraging behaviour and general locomotor behaviour may be governed by two different circadian clock systems.