Photobiology and circadian clocks in neurospora

Fungal Genomics, 2nd Edition

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages 121-148

  Fuller, Kevin K ^a   Hurley, Jennifer M ^a   Loros, Jennifer J ^a   Dunlap, Jay C ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-45218-5_6     Document Type: Chapter

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