diurnal

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The diurnal vertical migration includes trillions of tiny animals, many in the larval stage, that rise from great depths of 1,000 feet or more to just beneath the surface to feed.

From New York Times

Behavioural patterns were also disturbed in both nocturnal and diurnal creatures.

From The Guardian

"Competition for prey with diurnal birds of prey may have triggered feeding specializations in owls, possibly also leading to these charismatic birds' nocturnal habits."

From Fox News

She quickly began churning out books on topics including botany, insects, dinosaurs, and diurnal and nocturnal animals, as well as series on animal anatomy and how animals are born.

From Washington Post

Buildings that for decades have defined urban geography, diurnal rhythms and the meaning of work may never hum in the same way to the sounds of keyboards and fluorescent lighting.

From The Guardian