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Chronobiology of marine organisms / Ernest Naylor.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2010.Description: x, 242 p., [10] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780521760539 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 578.77 22 N333
Contents:
1. Moonshine -- 2. Biorhythms of coastal organisms -- 3. Tidal and daily time-cues -- 4. Clocks and compasses -- 5. Lunar and semilunar biorhythms -- 6. Annual biorhythms -- 7. Plankton vertical migration rhythms -- 8. Staying put in estuaries -- 9. Ocean drifters -- 10. Living clockwork -- References -- Author index -- Subject index --
Summary: Describes biological rhythms and clocks evolved by marine organisms in relation to tidal, daily, lunar and seasonal life cycle events.
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The plates will be found between pages 86 and 87.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Moonshine --
2. Biorhythms of coastal organisms --
3. Tidal and daily time-cues --
4. Clocks and compasses --
5. Lunar and semilunar biorhythms --
6. Annual biorhythms --
7. Plankton vertical migration rhythms --
8. Staying put in estuaries --
9. Ocean drifters --
10. Living clockwork --
References --
Author index --
Subject index --

Describes biological rhythms and clocks evolved by marine organisms in relation to tidal, daily, lunar and seasonal life cycle events.

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