Extracellular electrical activity from the photoreceptors of midge.
J Biosci
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2004 Sep; 29(3): 349-53
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-110787
ABSTRACT
The ontogeny of photosensitivity has been studied in a holometabolous insect, the midge Chironomus ramosus. The life cycle of midges shifts from an aquatic environment to a non-aquatic environment. Extracellular electrical activity of photoreceptor organs was recorded at larval and adult stages. We found an increase in photosensitivity as the larva metamorphosed to the adult stage. This is the first report of changes in photosensitivity during the development of any insect described in an ecological context.
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Main subject:
Time Factors
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Female
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Chironomidae
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Ecology
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Electrophysiology
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Life Cycle Stages
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Light
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
J Biosci
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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