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| Title: |
Circadian Locomotor Activity in the Larva and Adult Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Noctuidae): Effect of Feeding with the Resistant Variety of Maize CML67 |
| Author: |
Miranda-Anaya, Manuel Guevara-Fefer, Patricia Garcia-Rivera, Beatriz E. |
| Appeared in: |
Biological rhythm research |
| Paging: | Volume 33 (2002) nr. 5 pages 475-486 |
| Year: |
2002-12 |
| Contents: |
The circadian rhythms of locomotor activity were studied in larvae and adult Fall Armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, fed a nutritional diet (control) or a diet containing the maize variety CML67 (experimental). Activity was monitored using infrared-light crossings and rhythms were evaluated using actograms, average waveform, and X2 periodograms. Results show that larvae grown on the experimental diet did not display conspicuous circadian rhythms in constant darkness before pupation and showed poor responses to light-dark cycles. Significant differences between the two groups were observed in their maximal activity and activity-rest ratios. Adults fed either diet displayed circadian rhythms of locomotor activity, however, differences were still found in their activity-rest ratios. Results obtained indicate that animals fed with diet containing the maize variety CLM67, have significant differences in the expression of circadian locomotor activity in larvae under constant darkness and in their responses to artificial light-dark conditions, suggesting that the maize variety CML67 may possess some active substance(s) that affect the maturation of the circadian system, controlling locomotor activity rhythms in larvae and adult armyworms. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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