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Chronobiology From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Overview of human circadian biological clock with some physiological parameters. Time Major Concepts Past ? Present ? FutureEternityArguments for eternity Broad Studies ChronologyHistory(Paleontology)Futurology Philosophy Presentism ? Eternalism,FatalismPhilosophy of Space and Time Religion CreationEnd TimesDay of JudgementImmortalityAfterlife ? ReincarnationKalachakra Time measurement and Standards Metric Time ? Hexadecimal time Related Spacetime,Motion ? SpaceEvent ? ContinuumTime Travel ? (Grandfather Paradox) v t e Chronobiology is a field of biology that examines periodic (cyclic) phenomena in living organisms and their adaptation to solar- and lunar-related rhythms.[1] These cycles are known as biological rhythms. Chronobiology comes from the ancient Greek χρ?νο? (chrónos, meaning time), and biology, which pertains to the study, or science, of life. The related terms chronomics and chronome have been used in some cases to describe either the molecular mechanisms involved in chronobiological phenomena or the more quantitative aspects of chronobiology, particularly where comparison of cycles between organisms is required. Chronobiological studies include but are not limited to comparative anatomy, physiology, genetics, molecular biology and behavior of organisms within biological rhythms mechanics.[1] Other aspects include development, reproduction, ecology and evolution. Contents ?[hide]? 1 Description 2 History 3 Recent developments 4 Other fields 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External articles [edit] Description The variations of the timing and duration of biological activity in living organisms occur for many essential biological processes. These occur (a) in animals (eating, sleeping, mating, hibernating, migration, cellular regeneration, etc.), (b) in plants (leaf movements, photosynthetic reactions, etc.), and in m