Bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Glossaire. Index

P. 3 Overview of biological timing from unicells to humans / Patricia J. DeCoursey P. 27 The behavioral ecology and evolution of biological timing systems / Patricia J. DeCoursey ... [et al.] P. 67 Fundamental properties of circadian rhythms / Carl Hirschie Johnson ... [et al.] P. 107 Circannual rhythms and photoperiodism / Bruce Goldman ... [et al.] P. 145 Functional organization of circadian systems in multicellular animals P. 181 Cell physiology of circadian pacemaker systems in Metazoan animals / Patricia J. DeCoursey ... [et al.] P. 213 Molecular biology of circadian pacemaker systems / Jay C. Dunlap ... [et al.] P. 255 Adapting to life on a rotating world at the gene expression level / Jennifer J. Loros ... [et al.] P. 291 Human circadian organization P. 325 The relevance of circadian rhythms for human welfare / James M. Waterhouse ... [et al.] P. 359 Looking forward / Patricia J. DeCoursey ... [et al.]