Moonstruck primates: Owl monkeys need moonlight as much as a biological clock for nocturnal activity
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 17:07
in Biology & Nature
PHILADELPHIA -- - An international collaboration led by a University of Pennsylvania anthropologist has shown that environmental factors, like temperature and light, play as much of a role in the...
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