عنوان

Insect clocks /

(Number (ISBN

0080534716

(Number (ISBN

0444504079

(Number (ISBN

9780080534718

(Number (ISBN

9780444504074

Number

b766181

Title Proper

Insect clocks /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

D.S. Saunders ; with C.G.H. Steel, X. Vafopoulou, R.D. Lewis.

Edition Statement

3rd ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boston :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Elsevier,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2002.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xv, 560 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-550).

Text of Note

Rhythms and clocks -- Circadian rhythms of activity in individual insects -- Circadian rhythms of activity in populations of insects -- Circadian rhythms : genes and the feedback loop -- Physiology of circadian systems -- The multioscillator circadian system -- Quantitative models for insect clocks -- Circadian rhythms : photoreceptor and clock location -- Photoperiodism and seasonal cycles of development -- The photoperiodic response -- Circadian rhythms in photoperiodism -- The photoperiodic counter -- Photoperiodic time measurement : the clock-counter mechanism -- Photoperiodic photoreceptors and clock location -- Other types of insect clocks -- Clock complexity : the way forward?

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Text of Note

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 third edition of Insect Clocks, like its predecessors, deals with the properties and functions of clock-like processes in one of the planet's most abundant groups of organisms. The first half of the book is concerned with circadian rhythmicity, the second with annual responses such as over-wintering diapause, seasonal morphs and cold hardiness. Insect Clocks puts modern developments in these fields into a secure framework of the 'classical' literature that has defined the subject. 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.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Elsevier Science & Technology

Stock Number

126933:128851

Title

Insect clocks.

International Standard Book Number

9780444504074

Biological rhythms.

Insects-- Behavior.

Insects-- Physiology.

Biological rhythms.

Biologisch ritme.

Insecten.

Insects-- Behavior.

Insects-- Physiology.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Anatomy & Physiology.

QL

SCI-- 056000

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Saunders, D. S., (David Stanley),1935-

Date of Transaction

20201206113343.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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