How Do Animals Know It’s Lunchtime?

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Moreover, other “clocks” within nerve cells synchronize these cycles with the day-night changes. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that control eating cycles can enhance our comprehension of animal behavior, including human behaviors.Many members of the animal kingdom eat at roughly the same time each day.

But how do such a wide range of organisms know when to eat? An important factor is circadian rhythm, an approximately daily physiological cycle shared by organisms as diverse as animals, plants, bacteria, and algae. It serves as a “master clock” which regulates rhythmic behavior. But animals are full of other timing mechanisms, known as “peripheral clocks,” each with its own different biochemical pathways. These can be reset by external factors, such as feeding.

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