Tick tock: Marine animals with at least two internal clocks
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
Animals living in marine environments keep to their schedules with the aid of multiple independent -- and, in at least some cases, interacting -- internal clocks. The findings, suggest that multiple clocks -- not just the familiar, 24-hour circadian clock -- might even be standard operating equipment in animals.