title: Locomotor activity of the terrestrial slug, Limax maximus: response to progressive dehydration.
abstract: The circadian locomotor rhythm of the terrestrial slug, Limax maximus, was measured with activity wheels during exposure to both humid and drying conditions. Slugs kept in wet wheels (100% RH) remained fully hydrated while those in dry wheels (less than 30% RH) experienced progressive dehydration. Transfer of slugs from a wet wheel to a dry wheel resulted in an increase in the intensity and duration of their patterned locomotor activity that persisted for 3 days. Once the slugs were returned to wet wheels, their locomotor activity returned to normal.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003681:Dehydration / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006813:Humidity; D008124:Locomotion; D008974:Mollusca / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors