Liminal Light and Primate Evolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2295154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathaniel J Dominy (0000-0001-5916-418X, Dartmouth College), Amanda D Melin (0000-0002-0612-2514, University of Calgary) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 257-276 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Anthropology (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0084-6570 • E-ISSN: 1545-4290 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev-anthro-010220-075454 |
| OpenAlex | W3043778650 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 119 |
The adaptive origins of primates and anthropoid primates are topics of enduring interest to biological anthropologists. A convention in these discussions is to treat the light environment as binary-night is dark, day is light-and to impute corresponding selective pressure on the visual systems and behaviors of primates. In consequence, debate has tended to focus on whether a given trait can be interpreted as evidence of nocturnal or diurnal behavior in the primate fossil record. Such classification elides the variability in light, or the ways that primates internalize light in their environments. Here, we explore the liminality of light by focusing on what it is, its many sources, and its flux under natural conditions. We conclude by focusing on the intensity and spectral properties of twilight, and we review the mounting evidence of its importance as a cue that determines the onset or offset of primate activities as well as the entrainment of circadian rhythms
Aesthetics · Biology · Entrainment (biomusicology · Epistemology · Geography · Liminality · Non-human · Primate · Rhythm · Twilight · Circadian rhythm and melatonin · Ecology · Impact of Light on Environment and Health · Sleep and Wakefulness Research
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Into the Light
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |