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Chronobiology : biological timekeeping /

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Other Authors: Dunlap, Jay C., Loros, Jennifer J., DeCoursey, Patricia J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [2004]
Subjects:
Chronobiology Phenomena.
Circadian Rhythm.
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of biological timing from unicells to humans
  • The behavioral ecology and evolution of biological timing systems
  • Fundamental properties of circadian rhythms
  • Cirannual rhythms and photoperiodism
  • Functional organization of circadian systems in multicellular animals
  • Cell physiology of circadian pacemaker systems in metazoan animals
  • Molecular biology of circadian pacemaker systems
  • Adapting to life on a rotating world at the gene expression level
  • Human circadian organization
  • The relevance of circadian rhythms for human welfare
  • Looking forward