Foster, Russell G.

Rhythms of life : the biological clocks that control the daily lives of every living thing / Russell G. Foster & Leon Kreitzman. - New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2005. - x, 278 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-271) and index.

The day within and the day without -- Telling time -- Oscillators, clocks and hourglasses -- The challenge of daily change -- The search for the clock -- Light on the clock --The molecular clock: protein 'tick' and RNA 'tock' -- A few species and many clocks -- The changing seasons -- Clockwork evolution -- Sleep and performance -- SAD shifts -- Time to take your medicine -- Future times: uchronia or dyschronia.

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Biological rhythms.