PHOTOPERIODIC TRIGGERS. “In long-lived animals, seasonal recurrence of biologic activities (phenology) like migration, hibernation, reproduction, and molt is achieved by adjusting the period of endogenous clocks to the annual change in the photoperiod. Responding to the environmental photoperiod cycle demands behavioral and physiologic plasticity, as shown by the development of seasonal phenotypes in many vertebrates.”
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