Removal of optic lobes of adult blow flies ( Calliphora vicina) leaves photoperiodic induction of larval diapause intact

• Published in: Journal of insect physiology Vol. 42; no. 8; pp. 807 - 811
• Main Authors: Saunders, D.S., Cymborowski, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.1996
• Subjects: Calliphora vicina; Calliphoridae; Clock location; Larval diapause; Lobectomy; Photoreceptor; Lobectomy; Larval diapause; Clock location; Calliphora vicina; Photoreceptor

Blow flies ( Calliphora vicina) surgically deprived of their optic lobes were found to retain the ability to distinguish between short and long day lengths for the production of diapausing or nondiapausing larval progeny. In this species, therefore, the compound eyes and optic lobes are not essentia...