Seasons of life : the biological rhythms that enable living things to thrive and survive / Russell G. Foster & Leon Kreitzman.
Foster, Russell G.; Kreitzman, Leon.
2009
QH527 .F67 2009 (Mapit)
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Seasons of life : the biological rhythms that enable living things to thrive and survive / Russell G. Foster & Leon Kreitzman.
Author
Foster, Russell G.
ISBN
9780300115567 (alk. paper)
0300115563 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.
Language
English
Description
xii, 303 p. ; ill., port. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
QH527 .F67 2009
Summary
Just as daily events are timed by living creatures through circadian rhythms, so seasonal events are timed through an internal calendar that signals birds to return to nesting grounds, salmon to spawn, plants to flower, squirrels to hibernate, kelp to stop growing. Russell G. Foster and Leon Kreitzman draw on remarkable recent scientific advances to explain how seasonal change affects organisms, and how plants and animals over countless generations have evolved exquisite sensitivities and adaptations to the seasons. The authors also highlight the impact of seasonal change on human health and well-being. They conclude with a discussion of the dangers posed when climate changes disrupt the seasonal rhythms on which so much life depends.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Kreitzman, Leon.
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