作者: V. G. Bruce , D. H. Minis
DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.163.3867.583
关键词: Near ultraviolet 、 Pulse (signal processing) 、 Action spectrum 、 Pectinophora gossypiella 、 Circadian rhythm 、 Biology 、 Circadian clock 、 Endocrinology 、 Internal medicine 、 Biophysics
摘要: A circadian rhythm of egg hatching in the moth Pectinophora gossypiella can be initiated with a brief light pulse. The action spectrum for this effect has peak blue and near ultraviolet region sharp cutoff above 500 nanometers more gradual below 390 nanometers.