Previous article No AccessNotes and CommentsOn the Use of the Time Axis for Ecological Separation: Diel Rhythms as an Evolutionary ConstraintNoga Kronfeld‐Schor, Tamar Dayan, Ralf Elvert, Abraham Haim, Nava Zisapel, Gerhard Heldmaier, and Editor: Joesph TravisNoga Kronfeld‐Schor*E‐mail: [email protected]. Search for more articles by this author , Tamar Dayan Search for more articles by this author , Ralf Elvert Search for more articles by this author , Abraham Haim Search for more articles by this author , Nava Zisapel Search for more articles by this author , Gerhard Heldmaier Search for more articles by this author , and Editor: Joesph Travis Search for more articles by this author 1. Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel;2. Department of Biology, Philipps University, D‐35032 Marburg, Germany;3. Department of Biology, University of Haifa‐Oranim, Kiryat Tiv’on 36006, Israel;4. Department of Neurobiochemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, IsraelPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 158, Number 4October 2001 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/321991 Views: 225Total views on this site Citations: 71Citations are reported from Crossref HistoryReceived November 13, 2000Accepted May 18, 2001 Keywordsactivity rhythmbody temperature rhythmAcomystemporal partitioningevolutionary constraintmasking© 2001 by The University of Chicago. PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:N. Sören Häfker, Stacey Connan-McGinty, Laura Hobbs, David McKee, Jonathan H. Cohen, Kim S. 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