- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Yale University Press (30 Jun 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0300115563
- ISBN-13: 978-0300115567
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,736,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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`A must-read for anyone who has ever looked up at a migrating skein of geese and wondered "how do they know...?"' --New Scientist
'Seasons of Life is a joy to read, and a compelling text on the importance of seasonality in the evolution of life on earth' --Nature
`A joy to read, and a compelling text on the importance of seasonality in the evolution of life on earth.' -- Nature
`Collins is a highly knowledgeable guide to an emerging area of medicine... an excellent book'
--New Scientist --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'Seasons of Life is a joy to read, and a compelling text on the importance of seasonality in the evolution of life on earth' --Nature
`A joy to read, and a compelling text on the importance of seasonality in the evolution of life on earth.' -- Nature
`Collins is a highly knowledgeable guide to an emerging area of medicine... an excellent book'
--New Scientist --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Foster and Kreitzman's first book, 'Rhythms of Life', explained the importance of the circadian, or daily, rhythms that animals and plants live by. This second venture shifts the time span outwards and delves into the complexities of circannual, or seasonal, rhythms.
The first chapter is devoted to plants, and the way in which they use circannual rhythms to initiate flowering and other vital events in their yearly cycle. There are chapters on circannual rhythms in animals and birds, including the timing of conception and reproduction, hibernation and migration. These chapters clearly set out the latest research on why and how these rhythms operate, how they contribute to species survival, and demonstrate the way all of nature is connected in a giant web of interdependent species and individuals.
Finally there are chapters on the effects of circannual rhythms on humans. This includes such fascinating topics as the prevalence of certain illnesses at different times of year, birth and death patterns in different seasons, and a chapter on SAD, including research and ideas on its prevention and treatment.
This was definitely not what you would call an easy read. The chapters on animals and plants are very detailed and there is a fair amount of biological terminology to get your head around, as well as diagrams that take a little time to study and understand. That said, Foster and Kreitzman have done a great job at explaining things for the lay reader and making the book as accessible as possible without losing its scientific rigour. The chapters on human circannual rhythms are much easier to understand anyway, approaching the subject on a more sociological basis to reflect both the effects of complex social issues on our lives and the relative lack of knowledge about our human internal clocks. A very worthwhile and interesting read!
The first chapter is devoted to plants, and the way in which they use circannual rhythms to initiate flowering and other vital events in their yearly cycle. There are chapters on circannual rhythms in animals and birds, including the timing of conception and reproduction, hibernation and migration. These chapters clearly set out the latest research on why and how these rhythms operate, how they contribute to species survival, and demonstrate the way all of nature is connected in a giant web of interdependent species and individuals.
Finally there are chapters on the effects of circannual rhythms on humans. This includes such fascinating topics as the prevalence of certain illnesses at different times of year, birth and death patterns in different seasons, and a chapter on SAD, including research and ideas on its prevention and treatment.
This was definitely not what you would call an easy read. The chapters on animals and plants are very detailed and there is a fair amount of biological terminology to get your head around, as well as diagrams that take a little time to study and understand. That said, Foster and Kreitzman have done a great job at explaining things for the lay reader and making the book as accessible as possible without losing its scientific rigour. The chapters on human circannual rhythms are much easier to understand anyway, approaching the subject on a more sociological basis to reflect both the effects of complex social issues on our lives and the relative lack of knowledge about our human internal clocks. A very worthwhile and interesting read!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A comprehensive guide to current research on the ways the living world manages to coordinate with the seasons etc. can be bit tedious but well written.
As a Kindle it suffers from not being able to format the diagrams and tables particularly well. I suspect they would make much more sense in the printed version.
As a Kindle it suffers from not being able to format the diagrams and tables particularly well. I suspect they would make much more sense in the printed version.
0 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have as yet to read this book, but it was sent promptly and efficiently by Amazon.
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