Biological Timekeeping: Clocks, Rhythms and Behaviour

✍ Scribed by Vinod Kumar (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer India
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 663
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is a concise, comprehensive and up-to-date account of fundamental concepts and potential applications of biological timekeeping mechanisms in animals and humans. It also discusses significant aspects of the organization and importance of timekeeping mechanisms in both groups. Divided into seven sections, it addresses important aspects including fundamental concepts; animal and human clocks; clock interactions; clocks and metabolism and immune functions; pineal, melatonin and timekeeping; and clocks, photoperiodism and seasonal behaviours. The book also focuses on biological clock applications in a 24x7 human society, particularly in connection with life-style associated disorders like obesity and diabetes. It is a valuable resource for advanced undergraduates, researchers and professionals engaged in the study of the science of biological timekeeping.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Origins: A Brief Account of the Ancestry of Circadian Biology....Pages 3-22
Interpreting Circadian Rhythms....Pages 23-45
Basic Principles Underlying Biological Oscillations and Their Entrainment....Pages 47-58
Circadian Waveform and Its Significance for Clock Organization and Plasticity....Pages 59-79
On the Origin and Implications of Circadian Timekeeping: An Evolutionary Perspective....Pages 81-129
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
The Drosophila Clock System....Pages 133-176
The Fish Circadian Timing System: The Illuminating Case of Light-Responsive Peripheral Clocks....Pages 177-192
Molecular Genetic and Genomic Analyses of Zebrafish Circadian Rhythmicity....Pages 193-209
The Amphibian Clock System....Pages 211-222
The Reptilian Clock System: Circadian Clock, Extraretinal Photoreception, and Clock-Dependent Celestial Compass Orientation Mechanisms in Reptiles....Pages 223-239
Avian Circadian Organization....Pages 241-256
The Mammalian Neural Circadian System: From Molecules to Behaviour....Pages 257-275
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Circadian Rhythms Versus Daily Patterns in Human Physiology and Behavior....Pages 279-295
Light Resetting and Entrainment of Human Circadian Rhythms....Pages 297-313
Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder: Mechanisms and Treatment Approaches....Pages 315-334
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Interaction Between Central and Peripheral Clocks in Mammals....Pages 337-363
Circadian Photoentrainment Mechanism in Mammals....Pages 365-393
Mechanisms of Non-photic Entrainment....Pages 395-404
Temperature Input for Rhythmic Behaviours in Flies: The Role of Temperature-Sensitive Ion Channels....Pages 405-424
Front Matter....Pages 425-425
Circadian Clocks, Metabolism, and Food-Entrained Rhythms....Pages 427-442
Front Matter....Pages 425-425
Circadian Regulation of Metabolism in Health and Diseases....Pages 443-458
Circadian Clocks and Immune Functions....Pages 459-480
Clock Genes and Cancer....Pages 481-500
Front Matter....Pages 501-501
The Timezyme and Melatonin: Essential Elements of Vertebrate Timekeeping....Pages 503-520
Pineal Gland, Melatonin, and Timekeeping in Nonmammalian Vertebrates: Avian Perspective....Pages 521-541
Front Matter....Pages 543-543
Circannual Rhythms Anticipate the Earth’s Annual Periodicity....Pages 545-569
Seasonal Changes in Brain and Behavior....Pages 571-588
Molecular Mechanism Regulating Seasonality....Pages 589-605
Epigenetic Mechanisms Regulating Circannual Rhythms....Pages 607-623
Insights into the Regulation of Spring Migration in Songbirds....Pages 625-642
Orientation in Migrating Animals: Role of Biological Clocks....Pages 643-658
Back Matter....Pages 659-662

✦ Subjects

Neurobiology;Neurosciences;Animal Physiology;Behavioral Sciences;Occupational Therapy