Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5925625 Physiology & Behavior 2011 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
► C. elegans exhibits diurnal and circadian rhythms in metabolic activity. ► Pharyngeal pumping and oxygen consumption are rhythmic in both LD and DD with nocturnal maxima ► There is a daily variation in feeding behavior and defecation rate (with a period increase at night).
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