Chronobiology: Biological Timekeeping
"This much-needed text is both an outstanding primer for students and an excellent resource for scientists and medical practitioners." --Michael S. Grace, Florida Institute of Technology[This] book is a tour de force. ... Dunlap, Loros, and DeCoursey lucidly describe the history of the field while deftly explaining the complex processes of rhythm generation and synchronization to environmental light cues, and their physiological significance. They cover the wide array of organisms that express circadian rhythmicity, from cyanobacteria to humans. The text draws on the expertise of some 50 of the brightest minds in the field, so there is no chapter that stands out as being shallow or bereft of detail. Chronobiology is appropriate for upper-division university students or introductory graduate courses. --Vincent M. Cassone, BioScienceThis superbly edited, richly illustrated book would be properly employed as a textbook for courses focused on chronobiology. . . . In summary, this fascinating synthesis of the field should find a wide audience and become a useful resource on biological timing for many years to come. --Jadwiga Giebultowicz, Integrative and Comparative Biology[This] book is a tour de force. ... Dunlap, Loros, and DeCoursey lucidly describe the history of the field while deftly explaining the complex processes of rhythm generation and synchronization to environmental light cues, and their physiological significance. They cover the wide array of organisms that express circadian rhythmicity, from cyanobacteria to humans. The text draws on the expertise of some 50 of the brightest minds in the field, so there is no chapter that stands out as being shallow or bereft of detail. Chronobiology is appropriate for upper-division university students or introductory graduate courses. --Vincent M. Cassone, BioScienceThis superbly edited, richly illustrated book would be properly employed as a textbook for courses focused on chronobiology. . . . In summary, this fascinating synthesis of the field should find a wide audience and become a useful resource on biological timing for many years to come. --Jadwiga Giebultowicz, Integrative and Comparative Biology[This] book is a tour de force. ... Dunlap, Loros, and DeCoursey lucidly describe the history of the field while deftly explaining the complex processes of rhythm generation and synchronization to environmental light cues, and their physiological significance. They cover the wide array of organisms that express circadian rhythmicity, from cyanobacteria to humans. The text draws on the expertise of some 50 of the brightest minds in the field, so there is no chapter that stands out as being shallow or bereft of detail. Chronobiology is appropriate for upper-division university students or introductory graduate courses. --Vincent M. Cassone, BioScienceThis superbly edited, richly illustrated book would be properly employed as a textbook for courses focused on chronobiology. . . . In summary, this fascinating synthesis of the field should find a wide audience and become a useful resource on biological timing for many years to come. --Jadwiga Giebultowicz, Integrative and Comparative Biology