The Romantic Lure of Moonlight

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This video is FULL of cool MOON biology 😏\nDon’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub \n↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓\n\nOrganisms of all shapes and sizes synchronize their behaviors using biological clocks. Some keep pace with the daily rising and setting sun using circadian rhythms. Others use annual cycles or the changing seasons as their cue. But many animals use moonlight and Earth’s lunar cycle to run their biological clock. Do humans do the same thing, with things like menstrual cycles? This week we take a look at living by moonlight.\n\nMenstrual cycle data courtesy of Clue app (https://helloclue.com/)\n\nGrunion footage courtesy of KQED’s Deep Look (https://www.youtube.com/user/KQEDDeepLook) and Dr. Michael Murrie - Pepperdine University\n\nSOURCES:\n\nThe Myth of the Moon and Menstruation: https://medium.com/clued-in/the-myth-of-the-moon-and-menstruation-f85b151e45c3 \n\nGrant, Rachel, Tim Halliday, and Elizabeth Chadwick. Amphibians’ response to the lunar synodic cycle—a review of current knowledge, recommendations, and implications for conservation. Behavioral Ecology 24.1 (2012): 53-62.\n\nZhang, Lin, et al. Dissociation of circadian and circatidal timekeeping in the marine crustacean Eurydice pulchra. Current Biology 23.19 (2013): 1863-1873.\n\nZantke, Juliane, et al. Circadian and circalunar clock interactions in a marine annelid. Cell reports 5.1 (2013): 99-113.\n\nWarren, H. B. Aspects of the behaviour of the impala male, Aepyceros melampus, during the rut. National Museums and Monuments of Rhodesia, 1974.\n\n-----------\nFOLLOW US:\n\nMerch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart \nFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmart\nTwitter: @okaytobesmart @DrJoeHanson\nTumblr: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com \nInstagram: @DrJoeHanson\nSnapchat: YoDrJoe\n-----------\n\nIt’s Okay To Be Smart is hosted by Joe Hanson, Ph.D.\nDirector: Joe Nicolosi\nWriter: Eli Kintisch\nEditor/animator: Stephen Fishman\nProducer: Stephanie Noone and Amanda Fox\n\nProduced by PBS Digital Studios\nMusic via APM\nStock images from Shutterstock http://www.shutterstock.com