Evolution of temporal order in living organisms
Circadian clocks are believed to have evolved in parallel with the geological history of the earth, and have since been fine-tuned under selection pressures imposed by cyclic factors in the environment. These clocks regulate a wide variety of behavioral and metabolic processes in many life forms. Th...
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Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2005
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1142335/ |