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Article Dans Une Revue Physiological Entomology Année : 1976

Role of Eyes and Ocelli in Initiation of Circadian Activity Rhythms in Cockroaches

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A review of the literature on the circadian activity rhythms in cockroaches led Vancassel (1968) to suggest that both the eyes and the ocelli play a role in the induction of rhythms in previously arrhythmic cockroaches. Experiments involving eye-opaquing or cauterizing techniques were performed to test this hypothesis. The results imply that both kinds of photoreceptors are involved in the setting up of a rhythm, and that light transmitted via the peri-antennal cuticle may be as well. The role of these forms of photoreception in the entrainment of free-running circadian rhythms was not examined.

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hal-01320104 , version 1 (23-05-2016)

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Colette Rivault. Role of Eyes and Ocelli in Initiation of Circadian Activity Rhythms in Cockroaches. Physiological Entomology, 1976, 1 (4), pp.277-286. ⟨10.1111/j.1365-3032.1976.tb00977.x⟩. ⟨hal-01320104⟩
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