The timing of biological clocks / (Record no. 10539)
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fixed length control field | 01042cam a2200205 a 4500 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 071675018X |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 9780716750185 |
MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
Personal name | Winfree, Arthur T. |
TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The timing of biological clocks / |
Statement of responsibility, etc | Arthur T. Winfree. |
Copyright Date | |
Place of publication | New York |
Name of publisher | Scientific American Library |
Year of publication or production | 1987 |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Number of Pages | xi, 199 p. : |
Other physical details | ill. (some col.) ; |
SERIES STATEMENT | |
Series statement | Scientific American Library series ; |
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | 1. Time zones -- 2. The ebb and flow of consciousness -- 3. Jumping between time zones -- 4. Convergence of time zones -- 5. Crystals of living time -- 6. Collective rhythmicity in a community of clocks -- 7. The singularities of biochemical clocks -- 8. Circadian dynamics and its evolution -- 9. The shape of the future. |
SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | Explores the many aspects of circadian rhythms, from jet lag to biorhythms to "forbidden phases" of sleep when one cannot awaken spontaneously. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Circadian rhythms. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Biological rhythms. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Biological Clocks. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Circadian Rhythm. |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
Koha item type | Books |
Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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Lagos Study Centre | Lagos Study Centre | 09/21/2023 | QH527 .W56 1987 | 0814698 | Books |