Characterisation of the ultraviolet-sensitive opsin gene in the honey bee, Apis mellifera

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 775-781

  Bellingham, J ^a   Wilkie, S E ^a   Morris, A G ^a   Bowmaker, J K ^a   Hunt, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Honey bee; Spectral tuning; Ultraviolet sensitive opsin; Visual pigment

Indexed keywords

OPSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HONEYBEE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; INSECTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031036724     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00775.x     Document Type: Article

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