Circadian rhythm and cDNA cloning of the clock gene period in the honeybee Apis cerana japonica

Zoological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 779-789

  Shimizu, Isamu ^a   Kawai, Yutaka ^b   Taniguchi, Masanori ^a   Aoki, Setsuyuki ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; JAPONICA;

EID: 18044387567     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.18.779     Document Type: Article

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