Seasons of life : the biological rhythms that enable living things to thrive and survive /: the biological rhythms that enable living things to thrive and survive. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Russell G. Foster & Leon Kreitzman.
• Other Names: Foster, Russell G; Kreitzman, Leon
• Contents: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The generation of the seasons; 2 Adapting to seasonal change; 3 Anticipating seasonal change in plants; 4 Seasonal reproduction in mammals and birds; 5 Staying put in the cold: hibernation and diapause; 6 Timing migration; 7 Seasons and human evolution; 8 Timing reproduction in humans; 9 Birth month effects; 10 Disease and seasonal timing; 11 Seasonal affective disorder; 12 The seasonality of dying; 13 We are all phenology freaks now; Glossary of common terms; Appendix I; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Profile
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 303 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 571.77; Biological rhythms; Seasons; Biological rhythms; Seasons; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1847652794; 9781847652799
• Related ISBNs: 186197969X; 9781861979698
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.