Photoperiodism in Neurospora crassa

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-143

  Tan, Ying ^a,b   Merrow, Martha ^a   Roenneberg, Till ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Frequency; Fungi; Neurospora; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETIC MODEL; LIGHT; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MUTANT; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CAROTENOIDS; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT; MEIOSIS; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 1642390939     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730404263015     Document Type: Article

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