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Chronobiology of Marine Organisms
Ernest Naylor
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2010-02-04
主題
Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General
Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Science / Life Sciences / Ecology
Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Science / Life Sciences / Marine Biology
Science / Earth Sciences / Oceanography
ISBN
113948494X
9781139484947
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=7zLqjQlzM60C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Do intertidal organisms simply respond to the rise and fall of tides, or do they possess biological timing and navigation mechanisms that allow them to anticipate when conditions are most favourable? How are the patterns of growth, development and reproduction of some marine plants and animals related to changes in day-length or to phases of the moon? The author describes how marine organisms, from single cells to vertebrates, on sea shores, in estuaries and in the open ocean, have evolved inbuilt biological clockwork and synchronisation mechanisms which control rhythmic processes and navigational behaviour, permitting successful exploitation of highly variable and often hostile environments. Adopting a hypothesis-testing and experimental approach, the book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of marine biology, marine ecology, animal behaviour, oceanography and other biological sciences and also as an introduction for researchers, including physiologists, biochemists and molecular biologists entering the field of chronobiology.