Biological clocks: The coming of age
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Life evolved on earth slowly over a few billions of years. During this time, and before, the earth has been rotating around its own tilted axis and simultaneously revolving around the sun. Thus, it is no surprise that the periodic environmental consequences of the rotation (day and night), the tilt (changing day length) and of the revolution (seasons) should influence life-forms right from their primordial beginnings.
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2012