Winfree, Arthur T. The timing of biological clocks / [electronic resource] / Arthur T. Winfree.. — New York : : Scientific American Library : : Distributed by W.H. Freeman,, c1987.. — xi, 199 p. : : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. — (Scientific American Library series ;) no. 19. - Scientific American Library series ; no. 19. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-191) and index.
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.
Анотація: Explores the many aspects of circadian rhythms, from jet lag to biorhythms to "forbidden phases" of sleep when one cannot awaken spontaneously.