... tuned organism. Palmer and Goodenough recount the classic example of the lunar synchronism of the palolo worm and add the even-more-amazing tale of P. megalops, another marine worm. Sure enough, the moon-modulated matings of these worms seem to improve reproductive efficiency. Less well known are many other moon-synchronous biological rhythms; viz., the sizes of the pits dug by ant lions to trap ants and the angles flatworms assume in swimming away from light. Many such lunar rhythms apparently have no adaptive value whatsoever. So, why do they exist? Even more disconcerting is the fact that lunar rhythms persist in the lab where the moon is not visible. Are internal clocks responsible here? If so, how do they work and how are they set? These questions ... hard to answer if the rhythms have no value to the organism's success. (Palmer, John D., and Goodenough, Judith E.; "Mysterious Monthly Rhythms," Natural History, 87:64, December 1978.) Comment. It would, or course, be outright heresy to suggest that heavenly bodies may be the sources of unrecognized but biologically significant forces. Reference. Correlations of lunar phase and disturbed human behavior are cataloged at BHB4 in: Biological Anomalies: Humans I. Further information on this book is located at: here . From Science Frontiers #7 , June 1979 . 1979-2000 William R. Corliss ...
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... Young Common Cuckoo BBB AVIAN BEHAVIOR BBB1 Avian Intelligence BBB2 Complexity and Sophistication of Avian Mental Processes BBB3 Enigmas of Instinct BBB4 Anomalous Altruism: Hard to Find BBB5 The Aesthetic Sense in Birds BBB6 Calculated Deception: Birds That Cry "Wolf" BBB7 Avian Play BBB8 Anomalous Aerial Tumbling and Erratic Flight BBB9 Leks: Why Did They Evolve? BBB10 Cooperative Displays on Leks BBB11 Enigmatic Dancing, Flying, Singing BBB12 Anting BBB13 "Hangers"; Upside-Down Birds BBB14 Curious Automatisms BBB15 Handedness (" Footedness") in Birds BBB16 Unusual Aerial Transportation Techniques BBB17 Unusual Forms of Terrestrial Locomotion BBB18 Unusual Hunting Strategies BBB19 Cooperative Hunting BBB20 Prey-Handling Puzzles BBB21 Avian Prey and Food: Some Misconceptions BBB22 Unusual Sexual Behavior BBB23 Avian "Sperm Wars': Cloaca Pecking BBB24 Unusual Mating Systems BBB25 Two Species with a ... " Whales' Detection of Holes in Ice Identification and Consumption of Medicinal Foods Dog Detects Onset of Human Seizures Dog Detects Human Cancers BMU UNRECOGNIZED MAMMALS BMU1 MacFarlane's Bear: A Yellow Giant BMU2 The Onza: An Unrecognized North American Cat? BMU3 De Loy's Ape or Mono Grande BMU4 The Minhocao: A Giant Armadillo? BMU5 The King Cheetah: Evolution in Progress? BMU6 The Spotted Lion or Marozi BMU7 The Mngwa or Nunda BMU8 The Nandi Bear: Bear-Like But Not a Bear BMU9 Bunyips and Waitorekes: Errant Seals, Sea Lions, and/or Otters? (BRU] BMU10 Steller's Sea Ape BMU11 Unrecognized Marine Mammals Popularly Characterized as "Sea Serpents" BMU12 Cetaceans with Two Dorsal Fins Pygmy Elephants Koolookambas (New Species of Chimpanzee) BMX MAMMAL INTERFACE PHENOMENA ...
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