Effects of Temperature upon Diurnal Rhythms

Abstract

The phenomenon of temperature-independence has probably been the most important single factor in sparking the interest of scientists in the problem of biological rhythms. From observations which only fifteen years ago might have been considered curious and interesting, but trivial, there has emerged a generalization of prime importance concerning the regulation in time of physiological and biochemical processes. The generalization has gained an enormously greater impact through its statement in the form that organisms possess biological clocks—the subject of this symposium.