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DUREE OBSCURITE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-04-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)
- Marine and River Navigation Aids
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flashing light
1, record 1, English, flashing%20light
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Fl 2, record 1, English, Fl
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rhythmic light whose duration of illumination in each period is shorter than the duration of darkness. 3, record 1, English, - flashing%20light
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flashing light: designation and definition standardized by the Marine Terminology Standardization Committee (MTSC). 4, record 1, English, - flashing%20light
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Signalisation (Transport par eau)
- Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- feu à éclats
1, record 1, French, feu%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9clats
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Fl 2, record 1, French, Fl
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Feu rythmé dont la durée d’éclairement dans chaque période est inférieure à la durée d’obscurité. 3, record 1, French, - feu%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9clats
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
feu à éclats : désignation et définition normalisées par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie maritime (CNTM). 4, record 1, French, - feu%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9clats
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Señales e iluminación (Transporte por agua)
- Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- luz de destellos
1, record 1, Spanish, luz%20de%20destellos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Animal Biology
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- photoperiodism
1, record 2, English, photoperiodism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- photoperiodicity 2, record 2, English, photoperiodicity
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period. 3, record 2, English, - photoperiodism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Photoperiodism is the use of the change in day and night length to time certain physiological and behavioural functions. I am interested in how temperate birds use the change in day length to time reproduction. Most birds do not have their gonads all year round. They regenerate their sexual organs to coincide with the breeding season. Day and night length is not the only environmental cue that they can use to help them time reproduction correctly. For example some birds use temperature and rainfall. 4, record 2, English, - photoperiodism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Many plant responses are controlled by day length, the most notable being flowering in many species (... day-neutral plant; long-day plant; short-day plant). In plants the internal biological clock and the pigment phytochrome are both thought to be involved in the regulation of photoperiodic responses ... 5, record 2, English, - photoperiodism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Activities in animals that are determined by photoperiod include breeding, migration, and other seasonal events. 5, record 2, English, - photoperiodism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
1945 Science 6 Apr. 353/2 Botanists refer to this phenomenon as "photoperiodism", while most zoologists use the term "photoperiodicity". 6, record 2, English, - photoperiodism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Biologie animale
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- photopériodisme
1, record 2, French, photop%C3%A9riodisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- photopériodicité 2, record 2, French, photop%C3%A9riodicit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réaction des êtres vivants, notamment des plantes et des animaux hibernants, aux variations et à la durée des périodes de lumière et d’obscurité, au cours de nycthémères successifs. 3, record 2, French, - photop%C3%A9riodisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Biología animal
- Biología vegetal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fotoperiodicidad
1, record 2, Spanish, fotoperiodicidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Respuesta de los organismos a la duración del fotoperíodo o al período de iluminación. 1, record 2, Spanish, - fotoperiodicidad
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-01-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- short day
1, record 3, English, short%20day
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Short-day plants are stimulated to vegetative growth, with delayed flowering and maturity, when the days are long, and produce flowers and fruits when the days are relatively short. Corn, sorghum, rice, millet, and soybeans are short-day plants. 1, record 3, English, - short%20day
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- jour court
1, record 3, French, jour%20court
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les plantes de jours courts ne fleurissent que si la durée de l'obscurité est supérieure à un minimum(nyctipériode critique). 2, record 3, French, - jour%20court
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chaque bouture a été plantée directement dans le contenant définitif. Une fois racinées, les boutures ont été pincées et soumises à un traitement de jours courts. 3, record 3, French, - jour%20court
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-01-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- occultation duration
1, record 4, English, occultation%20duration
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- durée d'obscurité
1, record 4, French, dur%C3%A9e%20d%27obscurit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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