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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Baik LS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6091921 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20180814 8
Many insects show strong behavioral responses to short wavelength light. Drosophila melanogaster exhibit Cryptochrome- and Hyperkinetic-dependent blue and ultraviolet (UV) light avoidance responses that vary by time-of-day, suggesting that these key sensory behaviors are circadian regulated. Here we show mutant flies lacking core clock genes exhibit defects in both time-of-day responses and valence of UV light avoidance/attraction behavior. Non-genetic environmental disruption of the circadian c ...[more]