... and to then assess the impact of the various clock genes on the ability of females to enter diapause. RNAi directed against negative circadian regulators ( period, timeless and cryptochrome2 ) caused females that were reared under diapause-inducing, short day conditions to avert diapause. In contrast, knocking down...

... the effects of multi-individual (group-wise) interactions on the rhythmic behaviour of the group by estimating phase synchrony between individuals of different strains (having different circadian periods) maintained in both homogeneous and heterogeneous groups. Although it is known that social interactions...