Introducing biological rhythms:a primer on the temporal organization of life, with implications for health, society, reproduction, and the natural environment
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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2006. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xxii, 655 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
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9781402036910 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1402036914 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | Q418 |
CLC: | Q418 |
Call Number: | Q418/K881 |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. The study of biological rhythms -- General features of rhythms : terminology and characteristics -- Physical and biological time -- Photoperiodism -- Biological oscillators and timers : models and mechanisms -- Tidal and lunar rhythms -- Sexuality and reproduction -- Natural resources and agriculture -- Veterinary medicine -- Society -- Clinical medicine -- Autorhythmometry -- Chronobiometry : analyzing for rhythms. |