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The timing of biological clocks / (Record no. 10539)

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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
Holdings
Permanent Location Current Location Date acquired Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
Lagos Study Centre Lagos Study Centre 09/21/2023 QH527 .W56 1987 0814698 Books

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