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The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Entrainment of Eclosion Rhythm in Drosophila melanogaster Populations Reared for More Than 700 Generations in Constant Light Environment

Dhanashree A. Paranjpe Chronobiology Laboratory, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, P.O. Box 6436, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, Karnataka, India
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D. Anitha Chronobiology Laboratory, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, P.O. Box 6436, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, Karnataka, India
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Shailesh Kumar Chronobiology Laboratory, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, P.O. Box 6436, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, Karnataka, India
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Dhanya Kumar Chronobiology Laboratory, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, P.O. Box 6436, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, Karnataka, India
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Ketki Verkhedkar Chronobiology Laboratory, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, P.O. Box 6436, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, Karnataka, India
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M. K. Chandrashekaran Chronobiology Laboratory, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, P.O. Box 6436, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, Karnataka, India
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Amitabh Joshi Evolutionary Biology Laboratory, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Vijay Kumar Sharma Chronobiology Laboratory, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, P.O. Box 6436, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, Karnataka, India
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Pages 977-987 | Received 19 May 2003, Accepted 17 Jul 2003, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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