Chronobiology of marine organisms / Ernest Naylor
Tipo de material: TextoDetalles de publicación: Cambridge : Cambridge University, 2010 Descripción: X, 242 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 978-0-521-76053-9Tema(s): Flora marina | Fauna marina | Organismos marinosResumen: 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 often hostile environments. Adopting a hypothesis-testing and experimental approach, the book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of marine biology, marine ecology, animal behaviour, oceanography and other biological sciences and also as an introduction for researchers, including physiologists, biochemists and molecular biologists entering the field of chronobiology.Resumen: Índice: 1. Moonshine; 2. Biorhythms of coastal organisms; 3. Tidal and daily time-cues; 4. Clocks and compasses; 5. Lunar and semilunar rhythms; 6. Annual biorhythms; 7. Plankton vertical migration rhythms; 8. Staying put in estuaries; 9. Ocean drifters; 10. Living clockwork.Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca de origen | Signatura | URL | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras | Reserva de ítems |
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Monografías | 02. BIBLIOTECA CAMPUS PUERTO REAL | 574.5/NAY/chr (Navegar estantería(Abre debajo)) | Texto completo | Disponible Ubicación en estantería | Bibliomaps® | 3741238779 |
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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 often hostile environments. Adopting a hypothesis-testing and experimental approach, the book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of marine biology, marine ecology, animal behaviour, oceanography and other biological sciences and also as an introduction for researchers, including physiologists, biochemists and molecular biologists entering the field of chronobiology.
Índice: 1. Moonshine; 2. Biorhythms of coastal organisms; 3. Tidal and daily time-cues; 4. Clocks and compasses; 5. Lunar and semilunar rhythms; 6. Annual biorhythms; 7. Plankton vertical migration rhythms; 8. Staying put in estuaries; 9. Ocean drifters; 10. Living clockwork.
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