Latitudinal cline of chronotype.
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SUBMITTER: Leocadio-Miguel MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5511182 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
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Latitudinal cline of chronotype.
Leocadio-Miguel Mario André MA Louzada Fernando Mazzili FM Duarte Leandro Lourenção LL Areas Roberta Peixoto RP Alam Marilene M Freire Marcelo Ventura MV Fontenele-Araujo John J Menna-Barreto Luiz L Pedrazzoli Mario M
Scientific reports 20170714 1
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, sunlight reaches the Earth differentially depending on the latitude. The timing of circadian rhythms varies among individuals of a given population and biological and environmental factors underlie this variability. ...[more]
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