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Chronobiology of Marine Organisms
Ernest Naylor
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Description for Chronobiology of Marine Organisms
hardcover. Describes biological rhythms and clocks evolved by marine organisms in relation to tidal, daily, lunar and seasonal life cycle events. Num Pages: 252 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
Do intertidal organisms simply respond to the rise and fall of tides, or do they possess biological timing and navigation mechanisms that allow them to anticipate when conditions are most favourable? How are the patterns of growth, development and reproduction of some marine plants and animals related to changes in day-length or to phases of the moon? The author describes how marine organisms, from single cells to vertebrates, on sea shores, in estuaries and in the open ocean, have evolved inbuilt biological clockwork and synchronisation mechanisms which control rhythmic processes and navigational behaviour, permitting successful exploitation of highly variable and ... Read more
Do intertidal organisms simply respond to the rise and fall of tides, or do they possess biological timing and navigation mechanisms that allow them to anticipate when conditions are most favourable? How are the patterns of growth, development and reproduction of some marine plants and animals related to changes in day-length or to phases of the moon? The author describes how marine organisms, from single cells to vertebrates, on sea shores, in estuaries and in the open ocean, have evolved inbuilt biological clockwork and synchronisation mechanisms which control rhythmic processes and navigational behaviour, permitting successful exploitation of highly variable and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521760539
SKU
V9780521760539
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-20
About Ernest Naylor
Ernest Naylor is professor emeritus at the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, where he was Lloyd Roberts Professor of Marine Zoology and Head of School of Ocean Sciences. He has published over 160 scientific publications and has been a Council Member of the UK Natural Environment Research Council, the UK Marine Biological Association, the Challenger Society for Marine Sciences, ... Read more
Reviews for Chronobiology of Marine Organisms
'The exposition is clear and to the point, and is illustrated with well-chosen, clearly drawn figures … this book is a must for all readers interested in organismic timing.' Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology