Photoperiodism: The Biological Calendar - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195335902 ISBN 13: 9780195335903

Publisher: OUP USA, 2010

Synopsis

This book examines the role of photoperiod (day length) in timing seasonal adaptations in plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates, and is the first to present such a broad perspective on the subject in quite some time. The current literature is distinctly separated among researchers working with these different taxa, resulting in inefficiency and redundancies. The field is poised to make rapid progress in the understanding of seasonal clocks at all levels of analysis, and Photoperiodism brings together experts working in disparate areas to stimulate conversation among investigators from all related disciplines. At the end of the book, the three editors analyze common themes in photoperiod time measurement across taxa, as well as common and dissimilar approaches to the study of photoperiodism, and propose future directions in research on photoperiodic time measurement.

About this title

About the Author

Randy J. Nelson is a Distinguished University Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Ohio State University.

David L. Denlinger is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Entomology at the Ohio State University.

David E. Somers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology at the Ohio State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195335902
• ISBN 13: 9780195335903
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 600
• Editor: Nelson Randy J., Denlinger David L., Somers David E.