Circadian clocks allow organisms to predict environmental changes caused by the rotation of the Earth. Although circadian rhythms are widespread among different taxa, the core components of circadian oscillators are not conserved and differ between bacteria, plants, animals and fungi. Stramenopiles are a large group of organisms in which circadian rhythms have been only poorly characterized and no clock components have been identified. We have investigated cell division and molecular rhythms in
The temporal niche that an animal occupies includes a coordinated suite of behavioral and physiological processes that set diurnal and nocturnal animals apart. The daily rhythms of the two chronotypes are regulated by both the circadian system and direct responses to light, a process called masking. Here we review the literature on circadian regulations and masking responses in diurnal mammals, focusing on our work using the diurnal Nile grass rat (
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10077887
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- European Journal of Neuroscience
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 0953-816X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 551-566
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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