Biological Timekeeping: Clocks, Rhythms and Behaviour
This book is a concise, comprehensive and up-to-date account of fundamental concepts and potential applications of biological timekeeping mechanisms in animals and humans. It also discusses significant aspects of the organization and importance of timekee
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Biological Timekeeping: Clocks, Rhythms and Behaviour
Biological Timekeeping: Clocks, Rhythms and Behaviour
Vinod Kumar Editor
Biological Timekeeping: Clocks, Rhythms and Behaviour
Editor Vinod Kumar Department of Zoology University of Delhi Delhi, India
ISBN 978-81-322-3686-3 ISBN 978-81-322-3688-7 DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-3688-7
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Dedicated to my mother and father who always encouraged me to be honest, hardworking and truthful.
Foreword
Biology is the study of life in its full richness from the evolution of cyanobacteria three billion years ago to the human menagerie of 7.5 billion souls on earth today. This compendium of 31 chapters edited by Vinod Kumar is really a tribute to the biology of life from the perspective of time. Life and evolution are dynamic and cannot be severed from the inevitable march of time. Because life on earth is slave to the energetic cycle of the solar day (both as a resource and as a detriment), essentially all life forms evolved internal timing systems to anticipate and measure the time of the (now) 24-h day. This collection of essays is truly a rich and vibrant set that spans not only the range of organismal diversity (from cyanobacteria to humans) but also the spectrum of time (from ultradian, to tidal, to circadian, to circannual). Part I addresses the “History, Concepts, Evolution, and Basic Features of Biological Clock” and is a refreshing view of the history and development of the field and the evolution of timekeeping, as well as an excellent primer for understanding circadian concepts and analytical methods. Part II on “Animal Clocks: Complexity and Diver
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