title: Influence of photoperiod in accelerating the reentrainment in Drosophila.
abstract: Efficacy of the short photoperiod (Spp) and the long photoperiod (Lpp) in accelerating the reentrainment was assessed in Drosophila biarmipes. The Spp accelerated the reentrainment after the phase advance of light-dark (LD) cycles, which was associated with the early activity onset (Ψo) and the short period of free-running rhythm (τ). The Lpp accelerated the reentrainment after the phase delay of LD cycles, which was associated with the late Ψo and the long τ. This study indicates that the photoperiodic modulation of the circadian waveform of the underlying pacemaker that controls activity rhythm influenced the rate of reentrainment in D. biarmipes.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biological Rhythm Research, Ahmednagar College, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra State, India.
authors.forename: Boynao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sinam
authors.forename: Shweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thakurdas
authors.forename: Dilip
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D017440:Photoperiod