Kronobiologi
(av
antik grekiska
χρ?νο?,
chronos
, ”tid”, och "biologi") ar ett delomrade inom
biologi
dar organismers formaga att mata och reagera pa tidens gang studeras.
[
1
]
Det som framst studeras ar
biologiska rytmer
, vilket ar periodiska (cykliska) fenomen i levande organismer och deras anpassning till
solens
och
manens
cykler.
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2
]
Kronobiologiska studier inkluderar ? men ar inte begransade till ?
anatomi
,
fysiologi
,
genetik
,
molekylarbiologi
och
organismers
beteende
relaterat till biologiska rytmer.
[
2
]
Andra aspekter omfattar
reproduktion
,
ekologi
och
evolution
.
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