Consequently, the timing and rhythms of biological functions must closely match periodic events like the solar day, the tides, the lunar cycle, and the seasons.
Of course, there is no one-to-one correspondence between the two phenomena? In human affairs there never is such a close fit? But there is nevertheless a strong and comprehensible correspondence.
Of course, there is no one-to-one correspondence between the two phenomena-in human affairs there never is such a close fit-but there is nevertheless a strong and comprehensible correspondence.
For example, some venoms are chemical-based, and others are bacteria-based, so they clearly had to have developed along different routes and may not be as closely related as we thought.
Although change in carbon dioxide content closely follows change in temperature during periods of deglaciation, it apparently lags behind temperature during periods of cooling.