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The timing of biological clocks / [electronic resource] Arthur T. Winfree.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Scientific American Library series ; no. 19.Publication details: New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman, c1987.Description: xi, 199 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 071675018X
  • 9780716750185
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 574.1/882 19
  • 571.77 22
LOC classification:
  • QH527 .W56 1987
Other classification:
  • 42.17
Online resources:
Contents:
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: Explores the many aspects of circadian rhythms, from jet lag to biorhythms to "forbidden phases" of sleep when one cannot awaken spontaneously.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-191) and index.

Explores the many aspects of circadian rhythms, from jet lag to biorhythms to "forbidden phases" of sleep when one cannot awaken spontaneously.

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.

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