Formal Properties of the Circadian and Photoperiodic Systems of Japanese Quail: Phase Response Curve and Effects of T-Cycles

@article{Zivkovic1999FormalPO,
  title={Formal Properties of the Circadian and Photoperiodic Systems of Japanese Quail: Phase Response Curve and Effects of T-Cycles},
  author={Bora D. Zivkovic and Herbert Underwood and Christopher T Steele and Kent E. Edmonds},
  journal={Journal of Biological Rhythms},
  year={1999},
  volume={14},
  pages={378 - 390}
}
A role for the circadian system in photoperiodic time measurement in Japanese quail is controversial. The authors undertook studies of the circadian and photoperiodic system of Japanese quail to try to identify a role for the circadian system in photoperiodic time measurement. The circadian studies showed that the circadian system acts like a low-amplitude oscillator: It is readily reset by light without significant transients, has a Type 0 phase response curve (PRC), and has a large range of… 
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