intro to biological timing
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- What is chronobiology?
- What are biological rhythms described as?
- How is frequency calculated in relation to period?
- What is the approximate duration of circadian rhythm waves?
- What are the two types of mechanisms responding to cyclical changes?
- What causes the 24-hour cycles in organisms?
- How are circadian rhythms synchronized?
- What does circadian rhythm affect in organisms?
- What is the main circadian clock in mammals?
- Where is the SCN located?
- What happens if the SCN is experimentally destroyed?
- How can circadian rhythms in rodents with lesioned SCN be restored?
- What determines the circadian period of the rescued rhythm?
- What is the significance of the same genes and proteins across species?
- How many neurons are involved in the fly neural circadian clock circuitry?
- What is the rhythm of male cricket calling in light conditions?
- What are ultradian rhythms?
- What is an example of an ultradian rhythm in humans?
- What are infradian rhythms?
- What is an example of an infradian rhythm?
- What is the role of melatonin in sheep?
- What is a circannual rhythm?
- How do eurydice predict tidal rhythms?
- What effect does constant light have on midshipman fish?
- How does light affect melatonin release?
- What receptors do melatonin signal through?
- How does melatonin feedback to the SCN?