How Plankton Gets Jet Lagged (IMAGE)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

How Plankton Gets Jet Lagged

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Every night, an increase in melatonin levels in this larva's brain makes it move away from the sea's surface.

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EMBL/M.A.Tosches

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