An introduction to biological rhythms
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An introduction to biological rhythms
Academic Press, c1976
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Includes bibliographies and index
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内容説明
An Introduction to Biological Rhythms provides an introduction to the subject of biological rhythms. The opening chapters present an overview of biological rhythms, their properties, and clock control, followed by a survey of rhythms in plants and animals. The subsequent chapters cover tidal rhythms and human rhythms; sun-compass, star-compass, and moon compass orientation of animals; the clock control of plant and animal photoperiodism; evidence for external timing of biological clocks; and models and mechanisms for endogenous timekeeping. The book also includes biographical sketches of Dr. Frank A. Brown, Jr., Morrison Professor of Biology at Northwestern University; and Dr. Leland N. Edmunds, Jr., Professor and Head of the Division of Biological Sciences at the Stony Brook campus of the State University of New York. This book is meant for the inquiring student seeking an introduction to the subject and for busy biologists in other fields who want to get a ""feel"" for the subject. It can also serve as a basic textbook for the existing biorhythms courses and act as a seed for the inauguration of new courses.
目次
PrefaceBiographical Sketch of Frank A. Brown, Jr.Biographical Sketch of Leland N. Edmunds, Jr.1 Introduction to Biological Rhythms, Their Properties, and Clock Control Tidal, Daily, and Annual Rhythms Rudimentary Terminology Properties of Clock-Controlled Rhythms The Coupling Unit Master or Multiple Clocks Summary and Conclusions Selected Readings2 A Survey of Rhythms in Plants and Animals Plants Animals Summary and Conclusions Selected Readings3 Tidal (Bimodal Lunar-Day) Rhythms A Survey of Tidal Rhythms Determination of Phase Summary and Conclusions Selected Readings4 Human Rhythms Rhythms in Alcohol Metabolism Rhythms in Pain Tolerance Man as an Experimental Subject Sleep-Wakefulness Rhythms Temperature and Performance Rhythms Rhythmic Moods Cell Division Rhythms Heart-Rate Rhythms Rhythms in Renal Processes Rhythms in Birth and Death Rates Rhythmic Sensitivity to Allergens and Drugs The Effect of a 10 Hz Electric Field on Human Rhythms Longitudinal Travel and Biological Rhythms Shift Work Monthly Rhythms Summary and Conclusion Selected Readings5 Clock Compensated Animal Orientation Sun-Compass Orientation Star-Compass Orientation Moon-Compass Orientation Summary and Conclusions Selected Readings6 The Clock Control of Plant and Animal Photoperiodism Plants Animals Summary and Conclusions Selected Readings7 Evidence for External Timing of Biological Clocks Comparison of the Internal and External Hypotheses Rhythms in the Fiddler Crab Translocation Experiment with Oysters Statistical Analysis of Time Series On the Absence of Constant Conditions Responsiveness to Very Weak Magnetic Fields Responsiveness to Very Weak Electric Fields Responsiveness to Background Radiation Geoelectromagnetic Fields and "Clocks" Lability of the Rhythmic Cycles Phase Maps and Phase Dissociation Solar-Day and Lunar-Day Rhythms Autophasing Geophysically Dependent Rhythms Precision of Solar-Day Cycles Propensity for Lunar Periodisms Annual Rhythms External Timing as a Scientific Hypothesis General Conclusions Summary Selected Readings8 Models and Mechanisms for Endogenous Timekeeping Introduction Formal Models for an Autonomous Clock Cellular and Biochemical Clock Mechanisms The Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Timing Problem Summary and Conclusions Selected ReadingsGlossaryIndex
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