Photoperiodic diapause under the control of circadian clock genes in an insect

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Most organisms have evolved a circadian clock in order to anticipate daily environmental changes and many of these organisms are also capable of sophisticated measurement of daylength (photoperiodism) that is used to regulate seasona...

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Main Authors: Ikeno Tomoko, Tanaka Shinichi I, Numata Hideharu, Goto Shin G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/116