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Molecular navigation for monarchs
The Scientist 2005, 19(11):28
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Researchers have identified a molecular pathway possibly linking the Monarch butterfly's central circadian clock to photoreceptors involved in its "sun compass," which is used to orient its flight during migration.[1]
Steven Reppert and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medical School performed three experiments focusing on polarized light inputs.
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