DeCoursey, Patricia J.
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Name (Latin)
DeCoursey, Patricia J.
Date of birth
1950
Date of death
2022
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- Chronobiology : biological timekeeping, 2004:t.p. (Patricia J. Decoursey, University of South Carolina)
Wikipedia description:
Patricia Jackson DeCoursey (December 28, 1932 – January 1, 2022) was an American biologist. A leading researcher in the field of chronobiology, her research focused on behavioral, physiological, and ecological aspects of mammalian circadian rhythms. She is credited with creating the first Phase Response Curve (PRC). PRC’s are used throughout the field today to help illustrate the change of a biological oscillation in response to an external stimulus. She worked as a biology professor at the University of South Carolina (USC) from 1967 until her retirement as director of the W. Gordon Belser Arboretum in 2019.
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