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Chronobiology International
The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
Volume 29, 2012 - Issue 10
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Research Article

Robustness of Circadian Timing Systems Evolves in the Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster as a Correlated Response to Selection for Adult Emergence in a Narrow Window of Time

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Pages 1312-1328 | Received 10 Jun 2012, Accepted 06 Aug 2012, Published online: 06 Nov 2012

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