A colorful model of the circadian clock.
The migration of the colorful monarch butterfly provides biologists with a unique model system with which to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying a sophisticated circadian clock. The monarch circadian clock is involved in the induction of the migratory state and navigation over long distances, using the sun as a compass.
Reppert
Steven M
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Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 01605, USA. steven.reppert@umassmed.edu
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