PHYSIOLOGY
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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365 days
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29.5 days
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1 day
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24.5 days
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of these longer rhythms is the circalunar clock that oscillates with a period of approximately 1 month ( 29.5 days) (Aschoff, 1981).
Detailed explanation-2: -circalunar rhythm A biorhythm that corresponds with the lunar cycle (approximately 29.5 days). The reproductive cycles of many organisms, especially marine organisms, are linked to changing levels of moonlight and the tidal cycle, both of which are governed by the phases of the moon.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are many different examples of circannual rhythms including the pupation rhythm in carpet beetles [1], the urge to migrate in birds [2], hibernation cycles in ground squirrels [3], and cycles of reproductive activity and moulting in ungulates [4].