Research Highlights
How a Rooster Knows to Crow at Dawn ?
Prof. Takashi Yoshimura and Dr. Tsuyoshi Shimmura have found that a rooster's circadian clock drives their crowing at dawn.
Journal Information:
“Circadian clock determines the timing of rooster crowing” Tsuyoshi Shimmura and Takashi Yoshimura, Current Biology, 23, R231-R233 (2013)
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.02.015
Links:
- Nagoya University Press Release (Japanese)
- Nagoya University Research
- National Geographic News "How a Rooster Knows to Crow at Dawn" (2013.03.18)
- Discovery News "Genes, Not Light, Make Roosters Crow at Dawn" (2013.03.18)
- Science Daily "Putting the Clock in 'Cock-A-Doodle-Doo'" (2013.03.18)
- EurekAlert! "Putting the clock in 'cock-a-doodle-doo'" (2013.03.18)
- Business Insider "Why do roosters crow" (2015.02.03)
Professor Takashi Yoshimura: http://www.itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en_backup/members/t-yoshimura/
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2013-06-13