Effects of photoperiod on the timing of larval wandering of Drosophila melanogaster
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Vincent C. Henrich, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: A rearing method is described that will allow the use of well-timed larvae of Drosophila melanogaster (Canton S) in physiological investigations. Using a LD 16:8 h cycle and uncrowded rearing conditions, it was shown that photoperiod influences the departure of third instar larvae from the food (i.e. post-feeding larvae or wandering behaviour). Larval wandering occurs during the scotophase, suggesting a gated event, and does not occur in larvae raised under constant light or in overcrowded cultures reared in a LD 16:8 h cycle. Although the data suggest, but do not prove, the existence of circadian gating, the rearing regimen described will provide Well-timed post-feeding larvae for future studies.
Effects of photoperiod on the timing of larval wandering of Drosophila melanogaster
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Physiological Entomology 12(2):175-180
- Language: English
- Date: 1987
- Keywords
- Photoperiod, wandering, Drosophila