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Another place, another timer: Marine species and the rhythms of life.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21254149     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The marine ecosystem is governed by a multitude of environmental cycles, all of which are linked to the periodical recurrence of the sun or the moon. In accordance with these cycles, marine species exhibit a variety of biological rhythms, ranging from circadian and circatidal rhythms to circalunar and seasonal rhythms. However, our current molecular understanding of biological rhythms and clocks is largely restricted to solar-controlled circadian and seasonal rhythms in land model species. Here, we discuss the first molecular data emerging for circalunar and circatidal rhythms and present selected species suitable for further molecular analyses. We argue that a re-focus on marine species will be crucial to understand the principles, interactions and evolution of rhythms that govern a broad range of eukaryotes, including ourselves.
Authors:
Kristin Tessmar-Raible; Florian Raible; Enrique Arboleda
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2011-01-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1521-1878     ISO Abbreviation:  Bioessays     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-14     Completed Date:  2011-05-24     Revised Date:  2012-05-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8510851     Medline TA:  Bioessays     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  165-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 WILEY Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Austria. kristin.tessmar@mfpl.ac.at
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aquatic Organisms / physiology*
Biological Clocks
Biological Evolution*
Circadian Rhythm*
Fishes / physiology
Marine Biology
Moon
Tidal Waves
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
Y 413-B17//Austrian Science Fund FWF
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