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Now, with the help of the marine bristle worm Platynereis dumerilii, researchers have begun to tease out the molecular mechanism by which myriad sea species may pay attention to the cycle of the moon. Last KS, Bailhache T, Kramer C, Kyriacou CP, Rosato E, Olive PJ (2009) Tidal, daily, and lunar-day activity cycles in the marine polychaete Nereis virens. Chronobiol Int 26:167–183 Clark S (1987) Long term biological rhythmicity and reproduction: an experimental study of Harmothoe imbicata (L.) (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). Ph.D. thesis, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne It’s evening at the northern tip of the Red Sea, in the Gulf of Aqaba, and Tom Shlesinger readies to take a dive. During the day, the seafloor is full of life and color; at night it looks much more alien. Shlesinger is waiting for a phenomenon that occurs once a year for a plethora of coral species, often several nights after the full moon.

Boeing WJ, Leech DM, Williamson CE, Cooke S, Torres L (2004) Damaging UV radiation and invertebrate predation: conflicting selective pressures for zooplankton vertical distribution in the water column of low DOC lakes. Oecologia (Berl) 138:603–612

Boiler Timer Not Working: Parting Words

Kevin leaves home at quarter past 8 and arrives in school at 20 to 9. How long is his journey? How did you work this out? solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit, including giving change

Here’s what you do if you want to set up an automatic programme on your mechanical, or analogue, boiler timer dial. Perimeter can be expressed algebraically as 2(a + b) where a and b are the dimensions in the same unit. Examples of what children should be able to do, in relation to each (boxed) Programme of Study statement measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); volume/capacity (l/m) Palmer JD (1997) Dueling hypotheses: circatidal versus circalunidian battle basics. Chronobiol Int 14:337–346 The bristle worm originally comes from the Bay of Naples but has been reared in laboratories since the 1950s. It is particularly well-suited for such studies, says Kristin Tessmar-Raible, a chronobiologist at the University of Vienna. During its reproductive season, it spawns for a few days after the full moon: The adult worms rise en masse to the water surface at a dark hour, engage in a nuptial dance and release their gametes. After reproduction, the worms burst and die.Olive PJW (1973) The regulation of ovary function in Cirratulus cirratus (Polychaeta). Gen Comp Endocrinol 20:1–15

Olive PJW (1971) Ovary structure and oogenesis in Cirratulus cirratus (Polychaeta: Cirratulidae). Mar Biol 8:243–260 So, if you’ve noticed that your house is a lot colder or hotter than it should be, and you’ve just moved your thermostat, the new location could be causing all the issues. Set on and off times. You can do this by pressing the pins that surround the boiler timer dial; each pin typically represents a period of 15 minutes. Bollens SM, Frost BW, Thoreson DS, Watts SJ (1992) Diel vertical migration in zooplankton: field evidence in support of the predator avoidance hypothesis. Hydrobiologia 234:33–39 How does it work? That has long been a mystery, but researchers are getting closer to understanding. They have known for at least 15 years that corals, like many other species, contain light-sensitive proteins called cryptochromes, and have recently reported that in the stony coral, Dipsastraea speciosa, a period of darkness between sunset and moonrise appears key for triggering spawning some days later.Tran D, Nadau A, Durrieu G, Ciret P, Parisot J-P, Massabuau J-C (2011) Field chronobiology of a molluscan bivalve: how the moon and sun cycles interact to drive oyster activity rhythms. Chronobiol Int 28:307–317 Estimate how long your favourite TV programme lasts. Use a television guide to work out how close your estimation was.

Garwood PR (1980) The role of temperature and daylength in the control of the reproductive cycle of Harmathoe imbricata (L.) (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 47:35–53

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Make a collection of take-away menus and store catalogues (particularly those that include toys). The children can use these to make up meals, wish lists for birthdays and so on to practice finding totals and amounts left from a given budget. compare durations of events [for example to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks].