Coupled Biological Oscillators in a Cave Insect

Insects that live in the interior of caves show the basic internal temporal organization of coupled oscillators. An analysis is made of the coupled moulting and oviposition cycles of Folsomia candida, a cave-dwelling Collembolan, with regard to their oscillatory nature, their phase dependent respons...

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Published in:Journal of theoretical biology 2000-10, Vol.206 (4), p.515-524
Main Authors: ODA, G.A., CALDAS, I.L., PIQUEIRA, J.R.C., WATERHOUSE, J.M., MARQUES, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological Clocks
Circadian Rhythm
Environment
Female
Folsomia candida
Insecta - physiology
Isotomidae
Models, Biological
Oviposition - physiology
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Summary:Insects that live in the interior of caves show the basic internal temporal organization of coupled oscillators. An analysis is made of the coupled moulting and oviposition cycles of Folsomia candida, a cave-dwelling Collembolan, with regard to their oscillatory nature, their phase dependent responses to external perturbations, the effect of coupling on these responses, and conjecture about the link of these cycles with circadian clocks in other organisms.
ISSN:0022-5193
1095-8541
DOI:10.1006/jtbi.2000.2151