Insect Chronobiology

Book Overview

This book reviews the physiological mechanisms of diverse insect clocks, including circadian clock, lunar clock, tidal clock, photoperiodism, circannual rhythms and others. It explains the commonality and diversity of insect clocks, focusing on the recent advances in their molecular and neural mechanisms.

In the history of chronobiology, insects provided important examples of diverse clocks. The first report of animal photoperiodism was in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9819907284
• ISBN13: 9789819907281
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 357 Pages