So.....despite the fact that qantas upgraded my flight to the A380 and swapped out my jetstar flight for a qantas one, I'm doing pretty well. I arrived in this briskly cold city feeling a bit under dressed and jet-lagged, but still abel to locate one of the largest shopping hubs in the city (by accident); Bridge Street. Still, my circadian rhythm's been upset and it will take a while for me to adjust.
For those of you who are unfamiliar, circadian rhythms are like biological clocks that rely on the amount of light that's available. Living in california, we average out 8-9 hours of sleep in darkness every night...well imagine how humans are adapted to live in far north places like Alaska....a midnight sun and occassional entire weeks of only moonlight.
Plants and animals in those climes are adapted to rely on certain amounts of light...imagine that if a plant was in the light all the time, it would constantly undergo photosynthesis and may overload itself on work. Plants rely on a special type of circadian rhythm called photoperiodism.
This is evident in plants that only bloom during certain times of the day; either to conserve energy or to cater to pollinators that only come out at night.
Question: If you put a plant adapted to short amounts of light under constant light, what do you think would happen to the plant?
Also....saw a bunch of colorful parrots today on the street....stopped to take pictures and caught the fat cat also watching them...
