title: A honey bee (Apis mellifera) light phase response curve.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Nicola M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ludin
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rescan
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cheeseman
authors.forename: Craig D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Millar
authors.forename: Guy R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Warman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056630:Beekeeping; D001516:Bees; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001683:Biological Clocks; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D006722:Honey; D008027:Light; D009043:Motor Activity; D017440:Photoperiod; D013997:Time Factors