The role of light in the initiation of circadian activity rhythms of adult Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.3109/01677069509084159

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The role of light in the initiation of circadian activity rhythms of adult Drosophila melanogaster.

Journal of neurogenetics - 1 Feb 1995

Power J, Ringo J, Dowse H

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Rearing Drosophila melanogaster in constant darkness (DD) for multiple generations disrupts the circadian activity rhythm of adults. In order to determine under what conditions normal rhythms can be initiated, DD-reared Drosophila (either the wild type or the periodshort [pers] mutant) were expos...

Topics

Activity Cycles
Animals
Circadian Rhythm
Darkness
Drosophila melanogaster
Light
Mutation

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