Insect Clocks. ([2002])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: D.S. Saunders with C.G.H. Steel, X. Vafopoulou, R.D. Lewis.
• Authors: Saunders, D. S (David Stanley), 1935-
• Editors: Steel, C. G. H; Vafopoulou, X; Lewis, R. D
• Contents: Glossary and list of symbols. 1. Introduction: rhythms and clocks. 2. Circadian rhythms of activity in individual insects. 3. Circadian rhythms of activity in populations of insects. 4. Circadian rhythms: genes and the feedback loop. 5. Physiology of circadian systems (C.G.H. Steel, X. Vafopoulou). 6. The multioscillator circadian system. 7. Quantitative models for insect clocks (R.D. Lewis). 8. Circadian rhythms: photoreceptor and clock location. 9. Photoperiodism and seasonal cycles of development. 10. The photoperiodic response. 11. Circadian rhythms in photoperiodism. 12. The photoperiodic counter. 13. Photoperiodic time measurement: the clock-counter mechanism. 14. Photoperiodic photoreceptors and clock location. 15. Other types of insect clocks. 16. Clock complexity: the way forward? References. Index
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 571.77157; Insects -- Physiology; Insects -- Behavior; Biological rhythms
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080534718; 0080534716
• Related ISBNs: 0444504079
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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