diel
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of diel
1930–35; apparently < Latin di ( ēs ) day + -al 1, spelling with e to avoid identity with dial
Example Sentences
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By the 1990s researchers had learned enough to describe the diel migration as a cloud of organisms rising and falling in unison.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 20, 2022
The research suggests that since the stakes are so high—migrate or be eaten—evolution favored development of an internal circadian cycle for diel migration, as a backup to reliance on environmental cues.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 6, 2021
Longhurst, A. R. & Glen Harrison, W. Vertical nitrogen flux from the oceanic photic zone by diel migrant zooplankton and nekton.
From Nature ● Apr. 17, 2018
Sato, M., Dower, J. F., Kunze, E. & Dewey, R. Second-order seasonal variability in diel vertical migration timing of euphausiids in a coastal inlet.
From Nature ● Apr. 17, 2018
The diel activity cycle likewise depends upon temperatures but is influenced by other factors as well.
From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Burkett, Ray D.
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