On the adaptive significance of circadian clocks for their owners

Chronobiology International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 413-433

  Vaze, Koustubh M ^a   Sharma, Vijay Kumar ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Circadian resonance; Circadian rhythms; Fitness; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; PHOTOPERIOD; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84876057687     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2012.754457     Document Type: Review

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