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Les lépidoptères modifient leur rythme endogène d'activité sexuelle selon le régime de température du jour. Les fluctuations de température dans certaines parties du cycle photopériodique servent de signal pour déterminer l'heure de l'accouplement.
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This research supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and NSF Grant No. GB-38020. We thank Dr.R. Hoy for his comments.
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Cardé, R.T., Comeau, A., Baker, T.C. et al. Moth mating periodicity: Temperature regulates the circadian gate. Experientia 31, 46–48 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01924672
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