Prof. Dr. Menno Gerkema

Zoology Laboratory

University of Groningen
P.O. Box 14
NL 9750 AA Haren
The Netherlands
Contact: m.p.gerkema@biol.rug.nl

"Good rhythms? On the survival value of rhythms in physiology and behavior"

Circadian rhythms are overwhelmingly present in (eukariotic) life.The question we will raise is whether the expression of such rhythmicty is a prerequisite for life, or that,under certain circumstances, we would be better off without them.