SOCIAL GROUPINGS AND CIRCADIAN ACTIVITY OF THE KILLIFISH, FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS
SOCIAL GROUPINGS AND CIRCADIAN ACTIVITY OF THE KILLIFISH, FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS
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鳉鱼的社会群体和昼夜活动
DOI:
10.2307/1540759
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发表时间:
1980
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M. Kavaliers
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作者:
M. Kavaliers
The effects of group size and intensity of constant illumination on the circadian locomotor activity of the Atlantic killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, were examined. Individual fish displayed a free running circadian rhythm of locomotor activity under constant darkness (DD) and constant illumination (LL). The period length (r) under DD was significantly greater than that under LL (26.3 ± 0.20 hr for DD as compared to 24.6 ± 0.40 hr at 100 lux). Period lengths were significantly dependent on the intensity of constant illumination. Groups of 5 fish displayed more variable circadian activity with no significant differences in r values from DD and LL. The group of 25 fish formed a shoal and displayed precise circadian periods under DD and LL. The DD period was significantly greater than that under LL (25.7 ± 0.20 hr for DD as compared to 24.7 ± 0.20 hr for 100 lux). r also decreased with increasing intensity of illumination. Circadian period lengths and relations to LL of shoaling fish were significantly diff...