Chronobiology : biological timekeeping / edited by Jay C. Dunlap, Jennifer J. Loros, Patricia J. DeCoursey.
| Other author | Dunlap, Jay C. |
| Other author | Loros, Jennifer J. |
| Other author | DeCoursey, Patricia J. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, ©2004. |
| Description | xix, 406 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Book review (E-STREAMS) |
| Supplemental Content | Book review (E-STREAMS) |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Overview of biological timing from unicells to humans / Patricia J. DeCoursey -- The behavioral ecology and evolution of biological timing systems / Patricia J. DeCoursey -- Fundamental properties of circadian rhythms / Carl Hirschie Johnson ... [et al.] -- Circannual rhythms and photoperiodism / Bruce Goldman ... [et al.] -- Functional organization of circadian systems in multicellular animals / Patricia J. DeCoursey -- Cell physiology of circadian pacemaker systems in Metazoan animals / Patricia J. DeCoursey -- Molecular biology of circadian pacemaker systems / Jay C. Dunlap -- Adapting to life on a rotating world at the gene expression level / Jennifer J. Loros, J. Woodland Hastings and Ueli Schibler -- Human circadian organization / James M. Waterhouse and Patricia J. DeCoursey -- The relevance of circadian rhythms for human welfare / James M. Waterhouse and Patricia J. DeCoursey -- Looking forward / Patricia J. DeCoursey. |
| Local note | Little-349021--305131054938% |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2003004552 |
| ISBN | 087893149X (hardcover) |