Studies on circadian rhythm of the house cricket, Gryllus domesticus L.

Nowosielski, J; Patton, R. L.

doi:10.1016/0022-1910(63)90049-0

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“…This can be seen to happen in the last nymphal instar of Gryllus domesticus; since the rhythm reappears in the adult it seems likely that it is also maintained, but is not overt, at the earlier stage [12].…”

Section: Agementioning

confidence: 96%

“…Detailed studies have been made, for example, of the activity rhythms of several species of cockroach [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11], the cricket Gryllus [12] and the beetle Tenebrio [13]. In all these insects active walking begins close to the start of the dark phase in LD 12 : 12, when the temperature is held constant, although even between individuals of the same species there may be considerable variation in the phase-relationship to the light-off signal.…”

Section: Walking Rhythmsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An interesting observation has been made concerning the relationship of feeding behaviour to locomotion in the cricket Gryllus domesticus [12]. Feeding activity reaches a maximum about 4 h before the onset of darkness in LD, the number feeding then drops, but rises again about an hour before dusk; thus the major feeding activity comes before a minor activity peak in the afternoon, and only a minor feeding peak comes at the time of the major activity peak.…”

Section: Effect Of Feedingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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1973

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1973

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“…Brady, 1967), crickets (e.g. Nowosielski and Patton, 1963), beetles (e.g. Lohmann, 1964) and stick insects (e.g.…”

Section: Circadian Rhythms Of Gross Locomotor Behaviormentioning

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Circadian rhythms affect the electroretinogram, compound eye color, striking behavior, and locomotion of the praying mantis,Hierodula patellifera(Serville)

Schirmer

Prete

Mantes

et al. 2014

Journal of Experimental Biology

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Many behaviors and physiological processes oscillate with circadian rhythms that are synchronized to environmental cues (e.g. light onset), but persist with periods of ~24 h in the absence of such cues. We used a multilevel experimental approach to assess whether circadian rhythms modulate several aspects of the visual physiology and behavior of the praying mantis Hierodula patellifera. We used electroretinograms (ERGs) to assess compound eye sensitivity, colorimetric photographic analyses to assess compound eye color changes (screening pigment migration), behavioral assays of responsiveness to computer-generated prey-like visual stimuli and analyses of locomotor activity patterns on a modified treadmill apparatus. Our results indicate that circadian clocks control and/or modulate each of the target behaviors. Strong rhythms, persisting under constant conditions, with periods of ~24 h were evident in photoreceptor sensitivity to light, appetitive responsiveness to preylike stimuli and gross locomotor activity. In the first two cases, responsiveness was highest during the subjective night and lowest during the subjective day. Locomotor activity was strongly clustered around the transition time from day to night. In addition, pigment migration and locomotor behavior responded strongly to light:dark cycles and anticipated the light-dark transition, suggesting that the circadian clocks modulating both were entrained to environmental light cues. Together, these data indicate that circadian rhythms operate at the cellular, cellular systems and organismal level in H. patellifera. Our results represent an intriguing first step in uncovering the complexities of circadian rhythms in the Mantodea.

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“…These rhythms are thought to be endogenous [1][2][3], based on an internal clock or pacemaker that resides in a specific site in the central nervous system depending on animal species [4]. Among many kinds of behavioral rhythms, the most widely recognized in the animal kingdom is that observed in locomotor behavior including walking [5][6][7], swimming [8,9], and flying [10,11]. The neurophysiological mechanism underlying the circadian rhythms of locomotor behavior, however, remains largely unknown.…”

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Chronic electromyographic analysis of circadian locomotor activity in crayfish

Tomina

Kibayashi

Yoshii

et al. 2013

Behavioural Brain Research

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Animals generally exhibit circadian rhythms of locomotor activity. They initiate locomotor behavior not only reflexively in response to external stimuli but also spontaneously in the absence of any specific stimulus. The neuronal mechanisms underlying circadian locomotor activity can, therefore, be based on the rhythmic changes in either reflexive efficacy or endogenous activity. In crayfish Procambarus clarkii, it can be determined by analyzing electromyographic (EMG) patterns of walking legs whether the walking behavior is initiated reflexively or spontaneously. In this study, we examined quantitatively the leg muscle activity that underlies the locomotor behavior showing circadian rhythms in crayfish. We newly developed a chronic EMG recording system that allowed the animal to freely behave under a tethered condition for more than 10 days. In the LD condition in which the animals exhibited LD entrainment, the rhythmic burst activity of leg muscles for stepping behavior was preceded by non-rhythmic tonic activation that lasted for 1323 ± 488 msec when the animal initiated walking. In DD and LL free-running conditions, the pre-burst activation lasted for 1779 ± 31 and 1517 ± 39 msec respectively. In the mechanical stimulus-evoked walking, the pre-burst activation ended within 79 ± 6 msec. These data suggest that periodic changes in the crayfish locomotor activity under the condition of LD entrainment or free-running are based on activity changes in the spontaneous initiation mechanism of walking behavior rather than those in the sensori-motor pathway connecting mechanoreceptors with leg movements.

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Studies on circadian rhythm of the house cricket, Gryllus domesticus L.

Cited by 76 publications

References 8 publications

Circadian Rhythms in Insects

Circadian Rhythms in Insects

Circadian rhythms affect the electroretinogram, compound eye color, striking behavior, and locomotion of the praying mantis,Hierodula patellifera(Serville)

Chronic electromyographic analysis of circadian locomotor activity in crayfish

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