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Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16439193 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582