Circalunar clocks: Using the right light

ScienceDaily
Sep 9, 2022, 4:07 pm191 pts
How animals are able to interpret natural light sources to adjust their physiology and behavior is poorly understood. Researchers have now revealed that a molecule called L-cryptochrome (L-Cry) has the biochemical properties to discriminate between different moon phases, as well as between sun- and moonlight.…

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