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Is the mechanism present in Asellus aquaticus (L.) an evolutionary stage towards an endogenous calendar?1
Giovanna Tadini-Vitagliano,
Flora Valentino,
Luciana Migliore,
Giovanna Tadini-Vitagliano
Cattedra di Ecologia, Istituto di Genetica, Universitá di Roma
Search for more papers by this authorFlora Valentino
Cattedra di Ecologia, Istituto di Genetica, Universitá di Roma
Search for more papers by this authorLuciana Migliore
Cattedra di Ecologia, Istituto di Genetica, Universitá di Roma
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanna Tadini-Vitagliano,
Flora Valentino,
Luciana Migliore,
Giovanna Tadini-Vitagliano
Cattedra di Ecologia, Istituto di Genetica, Universitá di Roma
Search for more papers by this authorFlora Valentino
Cattedra di Ecologia, Istituto di Genetica, Universitá di Roma
Search for more papers by this authorLuciana Migliore
Cattedra di Ecologia, Istituto di Genetica, Universitá di Roma
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Supported by the Center of Evolutionary Genetics of the C. N. R.

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