A double circadian oscillator model for quantitative photoperiodic time measurement in insects and mites

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 299-311

  Vaz Nunes, Marlies ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; INSECT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODEL; PHOTOPERIOD;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; INSECT; MITE; MODEL; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ACARI; APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MEGOURA VICIAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

EID: 0032555950     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0767     Document Type: Article

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