Photoperiodic and clock regulation of the vitamin A pathway in the brain mediates seasonal responsiveness in the monarch butterfly [Genetics]
Seasonal adaptation to changes in light:dark regimes (i.e., photoperiod) allows organisms living at temperate latitudes to anticipate environmental changes. In nearly all animals studied so far, the circadian system has been implicated in measurement and response to the photoperiod. In insects, genetic evidence further supports the involvement of several clock...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Samantha E. Iiams, Aldrin B. Lugena, Ying Zhang, Ashley N. Hayden, Christine Merlin Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research