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Localization of the Circadian Pacemakers of Hemideina thoracica (Orthoptera; Stenopelmatidae)

Barbara Waddell

Department of Zoology, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Robert D. Lewis

Department of Zoology, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Wolfgang Engelmann

Institut für Biology I, Universität Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany

The location of the circadian pacemakers of the orthopteran Hemideina thoracica (White) has been investigated through observation of the effects of surgical removal of brain tissues (principally optic lobes and tracts) on free-running and entrained locomotor rhythms. Bilobectomy and severance of optic tracts invariably resulted in arrhythmicity, whereas rhythmicity was sustained following unilateral lobectomy, generally with increases in the free-running period (FRP) and decreases in both the active-phase lengths and activity-to-rest ratios of the rhythm. Bilobectomized subjects could be entrained by temperature cycles, but exhibited no transients or residual rhythmicity, indicating that temperature brought about a direct response or masking effect. These results support the hypothesis that the circadian locomotor pacemakers of Hemideina are located within each optic lobe, and that there are no extraoptic centers for the control of the timing of locomotor activity. Although confirmation of the pacemaker role of the optic lobes requires transplantation of the tissues, the conclusion may be drawn by inference from other studies (e.g., Leucophaea maderae—Page , 1983; Gryllus bimacu latus—Tomioka and Chiba, 1986). Light entrainment continued after surgical blinding and blackening of the compound eyes and ocelli, supporting the view that direct illumination of neural tissue through the cuticle may be one possible pathway for light entrainment.

Journal of Biological Rhythms, Vol. 5, No. 2, 131-139 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/074873049000500205
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