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Introducing Biological Rhythms is a primer that serves to introduce individuals to the area of biological rhythms. It describes the major characteristics and discusses the implications and applications of these rhythms, while citing scientific results and references. Also, the primer includes essays that provide in-depth historic and other background information for those interested in more specific topics or concepts.
It covers a basic cross-section of the field of chronobiology clearly enough so that it can be understood by a novice, or an undergraduate student, but that it would also be sufficiently technical and detailed for the scientist.
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This is the clearest, most analytical treatment of the science of biological rhythms that this reviewer has ever read. It intellectually supplants earlier books and papers on this vital subject. Koukkari and Sothern (both, Univ. of Minnesota) are experienced biological rhythms researchers. They provide descriptive scientific data about biological rhythms within diverse organisms, and in nature and society. More recently, rhythms have been found even at molecular, metabolic, and genetic levels. Some rhythmic cycles are measured in milliseconds, others in years or longer, and most in between these extremes. The early chapters provide comprehensive background knowledge. In each chapter, accurate graphics substantiate these rhythms, as do the historical essays and concluding "Take-Home Message" commentaries. Innovative chapters focus on clinical medicine biorhythms (chronotherapy; treatment of sleep disorders); autorhythmometry (self-monitoring of physiological/psychological events or performance activities); and chronobiometry (statistical methods and analysis of rhythms). The latter is instructive for those embarking on scientific studies involving rhythms. Other highly informative chapters relate to rhythms in natural resources and agriculture; sexuality and reproduction; veterinary medicine; and human society. Extensive chapter references support this scholarly book, as do the author and subject indexes. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above. J. N. Muzio emeritus, CUNY Kingsborough Community College
