| Description |
xv, 560 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Rhythms and Clocks -- 2. Circadian Rhythms of Activity in Individual Insects -- 3. Circadian Rhythms of Activity in Populations of Insects -- 4. Circadian Rhythms: Genes and the Feedback Loop -- 5. Physiology of Circadian Systems / C.G.H. Steel and X. Vafopoulou -- 6. The Multioscillator Circadian System -- 7. Quantitative Models for Insect Clocks / R.D. Lewis -- 8. Circadian Rhythms: Photoreceptor and Clock Location -- 9. Photoperiodism and Seasonal Cycles of Development -- 10. The Photoperiodic Response -- 11. Circadian Rhythms in Photoperiodism -- 12. The Photoperiodic Counter -- 13. Photoperiodic Time Measurement: the Clock-Counter Mechanism -- 14. Photoperiodic Photoreceptors and Clock Location -- 15. Other Types of Insect Clocks -- 16. Clock Complexity: The Way Forward? |
| Summary |
"Chronobiology is the study of timing mechanisms in biological systems as diverse as plants, animals and some micro-organisms. It includes rhythmic phenomena ranging from short period (ultradian) through daily (circadian) to long period (monthly, annual) cycles of behaviour, physiology and biochemistry. In recent years spectacular advances have been made, particularly in the field of circadian rhythms, and hardly a week passes without important papers appearing in the major scientific journals." "The book is directed at active researchers in the field as well as newcomers and scientists working in many other areas of modern biology. It will also serve as a textbook for advanced and less advanced students and should find its way into university libraries wishing to keep abreast of the times."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
R.D. Lewis is at the University of Auckland, N.Z |
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Previous ed. by D.S. Saunders. Oxford : Pergamon, 1982 |
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"First [i.e. third] edition 2002"--T.p. verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-500) and index |
| Subject |
Photoperiodism.
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Circadian rhythms.
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Insects -- Physiology.
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Insects -- Behavior.
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Biological rhythms.
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| Author |
Lewis, R. D.
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Steel, C. G. H.
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Vafopoulou, X.
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| LC no. |
2002035372 |
| ISBN |
0444504079 hardback |
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