The urban-adapted underground mosquito, Culex molestus, maintains exogenously influenced circadian rhythms despite an absence of photoperiodically induced dormancy
N. Epstein, K. Saez, A. Polat, S. Davis, M. L. Aardema
This paper identifies genetic changes in circadian rhythm genes of Culex molestus that correlate with its lack of photoperiodic dormancy and retained exogenous circadian rhythms.
bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2020Evolutionary Biology