To accommodate daily recurring environmental changes, animals show cyclic variations in
behaviour and physiology, which include prominent behavioural states such as sleep–wake …

Hundreds of studies have found that weak magnetic fields can significantly influence various
biological systems. However, the underlying mechanisms behind these phenomena remain …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Abstract Treatment of biodegradable waste using the black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) is an
emerging waste treatment technology attracting entrepreneurial activities around the globe …

Research programmes on oxidative stress and hormesis are wide ranging. Biomedical and
toxicological sciences have traditionally centralised such research, but in the last years we …

Surely most chronobiologists believe circadian clocks are an adaptation of organisms that
enhances fitness, but are we certain that this focus of our research effort really confers a …

Natural variation in clock parameters is necessary for the circadian clock to contribute to
organismal fitness over a broad geographic range. Considerable variation is evident in the …

Circadian clocks are thought to enhance the fitness of organisms by improving their ability to
adapt to extrinsic influences, specifically daily changes in environmental factors such as …

Endogenous circadian and exogenously driven daily rhythms of antioxidative enzyme
activities and of low molecular weight antioxidants (LMWAs) are described in various …

Life on earth is shaped by the 24-h rotation of our planet around its axes. To adapt behavior
and physiology to the concurring profound but highly predictable changes, endogenous …