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Vertebrate Circadian Systems
. Ed(S): Aschoff, J.; Daan, Serge; Groos, G. A.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Aschoff, J.; Daan, Serge; Groos, G. A. Series: Proceedings in Life Sciences. Num Pages: 366 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
By evolutionary adaptation to the perpetual day-night changes in envi- ronmental conditions, eukaryotic organisms have acquired an endogen- ous programme. This mechanism exhibits the characteristics of a self- sustaining oscillation the period of which approximates that of the earth's rotation. For animals such a property was first clearly demon- strated by Maynard S. Johnson (1939) who recorded, in constant conditions, free-running activity rhythms of white-footed mice (Peromyscus /eucopus). Johnson concluded from his observations that "this animal has an exceptionally substantial and durable self-winding and self-regulating clock, the mechanism of which remains to be worked out". Twenty years later, the formal ... Read more
By evolutionary adaptation to the perpetual day-night changes in envi- ronmental conditions, eukaryotic organisms have acquired an endogen- ous programme. This mechanism exhibits the characteristics of a self- sustaining oscillation the period of which approximates that of the earth's rotation. For animals such a property was first clearly demon- strated by Maynard S. Johnson (1939) who recorded, in constant conditions, free-running activity rhythms of white-footed mice (Peromyscus /eucopus). Johnson concluded from his observations that "this animal has an exceptionally substantial and durable self-winding and self-regulating clock, the mechanism of which remains to be worked out". Twenty years later, the formal ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Series
Proceedings in Life Sciences
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642686535
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V9783642686535
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