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... CYCLE has a period of about 23.5 hours ( Figure 13 ) . Thus , without the cues provided by nightfall and sunrise , a male cricket will continue to sing in a repeating cycle , but he gradually drifts out of phase with the actual ...
... CYCLE has a period of about 23.5 hours ( Figure 13 ) . Thus , without the cues provided by nightfall and sunrise , a male cricket will continue to sing in a repeating cycle , but he gradually drifts out of phase with the actual ...
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... cycle . Sensitivity then fades very rapidly to a low point 24 hours later , at the start of a new day and a new cycle . If the days are 12 to 13 hours long and nights 11 to 12 hours long , the photosensitive part of the system simply is ...
... cycle . Sensitivity then fades very rapidly to a low point 24 hours later , at the start of a new day and a new cycle . If the days are 12 to 13 hours long and nights 11 to 12 hours long , the photosensitive part of the system simply is ...
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... cycle of the grunion , a fish whose behavior is linked to tidal and lunar cycles . Signals for Survival . Color , 50 ... cycle of the lesser black - backed gull and the second shows the annual cycle of the monarch butterfly . Both could ...
... cycle of the grunion , a fish whose behavior is linked to tidal and lunar cycles . Signals for Survival . Color , 50 ... cycle of the lesser black - backed gull and the second shows the annual cycle of the monarch butterfly . Both could ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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