A Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Light Phase Response Curve

作者：Ludin Nicola M; Rescan Marie; Cheeseman James F; Millar Craig D; Warman Guy R^*

来源：Chronobiology International, 2012, 29(4): 523-526.

DOI：10.3109/07420528.2012.667468

• Apis mellifera
• Circadian rhythm
• Honey bee
• Light
• Phase response curve
• Phase shift

The authors report a phase response curve (PRC) for individual honey bees (Apis mellifera) to single 1-h light pulses (1000 lux) using an Aschoff Type 1 protocol (n = 134). The bee PRC is a weak ( Type 1) PRC with a maximum advance of 1.5 h between circadian time (CT) 18 and 3 and a maximum delay of 1.5 h between CT 12 and 18. This is the first published honey bee light PRC and provides an important resource for chronobiologists and honey bee researchers. It may also have practical applications for what is an economically important species frequently transported across different time zones. (Author correspondence: [e-mail])

• 出版日期2012