Telling the Seasons Underground: The Circadian Clock and Ambient Temperature Shape Light Exposure and Photoperiodism in a Subterranean Rodent

Telling the Seasons Underground: The Circadian Clock and Ambient Temperature Shape Light Exposure and Photoperiodism in a Subterranean Rodent

Living organisms anticipate the seasons by tracking the proportion of light and darkness hours within a day—photoperiod. The limits of photoperiod measurement can be investigated in the subterranean rodents tuco-tucos (Ctenomys aff. knighti), which inhabit dark underground tunnels. Their exposure to...

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Main Authors: Danilo E. F. L. Flôres, Milene G. Jannetti, Giovane C. Improta, Patricia Tachinardi, Veronica S. Valentinuzzi, Gisele A. Oda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
photoperiod
subterranean rodent
extreme photic environment
light exposure
circadian clock
biologging
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.738471/full

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