Moonstruck : how lunar cycles affect life / Ernest Naylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naylor, E. (Ernest), 1931- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moon.

Moon--Phases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout history, the influence of the full Moon on humans and animals has featured in folklore and myths. Yet it has become increasingly apparent that many organisms really are influenced indirectly, and in some cases directly, by the lunar cycle. Breeding behaviour among some marine animals has been demonstrated to be controlled by internal circalunar biological clocks, to the point where lunar-daily and lunar-monthly patterns of Moon-generated tides are embeddedin their genes. Yet, intriguingly, Moon-related behaviours are also found in dry land and fresh water species living far beyond t

Contents:

Cover; Moonstruck: How Lunar Cycles Affect Life; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; List of Figures; 1: Moon Myths and Legends; 2: The Big Splash; 3: The Moon, the Unicorn, and Tidal Memories; 4: Aristotleś Urchins and Dancing Worms; 5: Strangers on the Shore; 6: Moon-Related Biological Rhythms with and without Tides; 7: Moonlight Avoidance and Moon Counting; 8: Homing by the Moon; 9: The Moon and the Human Condition; Glossary; Notes and References; Index; Are Dolphins Really Smart; Green Equilibrium; Homo Mysterious; Islands Beyond the Horizon; Marine Biology; The Amoeba in the Room

The Dance of Air and Sea

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 13, 2015).

ISBN:

0-19-103618-8

0-19-103617-X

OCLC:

916954240