Chronobiology in the Oceans

Dear Colleagues,

Seas and oceans cover around 70% of the Earth’s surface and host an impressive range of diverse plant and animal species. Ocean habitats range from shallow coastal waters to extreme abyssal depths and exhibit a broad range of temperatures, lighting conditions and water properties, including varying levels of salinity, hydrostatic pressure and wave action. These are far from constant environments and are characterized by tidal, lunar, day–night and seasonal cycles. The evolution of endogenous timing systems, which generate rhythms in behaviour, reproduction and physiology, is central to how organisms adapt to ocean habitats, enabling them to anticipate and survive the regular environmental changes. Furthermore, many species also use these timing systems to synchronize reproduction and behaviour within large populations distributed over broad geographical areas.

This Special Issue will explore the latest progress in understanding the chronobiology of diverse marine organisms and address this topic at multiple levels. From their underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms and their links with behaviour and physiology to how they respond to environmental factors, these organisms’ evolution and contribution to the integrity of ecosystems will be highlighted.

Prof. Dr. Nicholas S. Foulkes
Guest Editor

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• chronobiology
• clocks
• tidal
• circadian
• marine
• diversity