| Literature DB >> 12111532 |
Till Roenneberg1, Martha Merrow.
Abstract
This review uses three examples to summarise our knowledge about the complexity and the evolution of circadian systems. The first example describes the ecology of unicellular algae, which use their circadian system to optimise the daily exploitation of resources that are spatially separated. The second example looks at the role of clocks in tissues and cells within a complex organism, and the third speculates on how the circadian system may have evolved.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12111532 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-002-0568-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Tissue Res ISSN: 0302-766X Impact factor: 5.249