Questions tagged [photoperiod]

the interval in a 24-hour period during which a plant or animal is exposed to light. Use this tag in questions regarding the responses of plants (or animals) to photoperiods i.e. photoperiodism and the study of such responses.

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What light intensity determines the start/end of a photoperiod in humans?

I'm reading this article, which discusses the influence of Long Photoperiod (LP) and Short Photoperiod (SP) on melatonin production: HIOMT drives the photoperiodic changes in the amplitude of the ...
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