Extraretinal Light Perception: Entrainment of the Biological Clock Controlling Lizard Locomotor Activity
- 9 October 1970
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 170 (3954), 190-193
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.170.3954.190
Abstract
The circadian activity rhythm of the iguanid lizard Sceloporus olivaceus can be entrained by light cycles whether or not the animals have eyes. Removal of the pineal organ and parietal eye in blinded lizards does not prevent entrainment. Our data demonstrate the existence of an extraretinal photoreceptor which can mediate entrainment of a biological clock in reptiles.Keywords
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