1998 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Role of the compound eye and ocellus in photoperiodism
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09640813
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
動物生理・代謝
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| Research Institution | Osaka City University |
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Principal Investigator |
NUMATA Hideharu Faculty of Science, Osaka City University, Professor, 理学部, 教授 (70172749)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIGA Sakiko Faculty of Science, Osaka City University, Lecturer, 理学部, 講師 (90254383)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1997 – 1998
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| Keywords | photoperiodism / compound eye / ocellus / photoreceptor / insect |
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| Research Abstract |
The present study aims to examine the role of photoreception by the compound eyes and ocelli in photoperiodism. An experiment with surgical removal of the compound eyes suggested that in Armadillidium vulgare the compound eyes are involved in the photoperiodism. Larvae of Leptocarabus kumagaii lost the sensitivity to photoperiod by ablation of the stemmata. However, the mortality after operation was high and the number of insects was not enough for conclusion.
The role of the compound eyes in nymphs of Blattela nipponica and Poecilocoris lewisi is still unclear. In Plautia crossota stali, the compound eyes play a major role in the photoperiodism, although photoreceptors other than the compound eyes can also receive photic information for photoperiodism. Furthermore, Dianemobius nigrofasciatus and Protophormia terraenovae, in which the compound eyes have been shown to be the principal photoreceptor for photoperiodism, used both extraretinal photoreceptors and compound eyes for its entrainment of the circadian activity rhythm.
Therefore, it is suggested that extraretinal photoreceptors in the brain is widely distributed and that compound eyes, extraretinal receptors or both types of photoreceptor are operative depending on the species.
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