Latitudinal cline of chronotype

Abstract The rotation of the Earth around its own axis and around the sun determines the characteristics of the light/dark cycle, the most stable and ancient 24 h temporal cue for all organisms. Due to the tilt in the earth’s axis in relation to the plane of the earth’s orbit around the sun, sunligh...

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Main Authors: Mario André Leocadio-Miguel, Fernando Mazzili Louzada, Leandro Lourenção Duarte, Roberta Peixoto Areas, Marilene Alam, Marcelo Ventura Freire, John Fontenele-Araujo, Luiz Menna-Barreto, Mario Pedrazzoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05797-w