zeitgeber
n.— «No reference is made to diurnal activity, Orstreue, Zeitgeber, and other terms of the last thirty years.» —“Biology and Comparative Physiology of Birds” by Miklos D. F. Udvardy American Midland Naturalist Apr., 1962. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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