Rhythmic Phenomena in Plants

Preface1 First Observations: The Patterns of Plant Movement Text References2 A Short Dictionary for Students of Rhythms: Parameters of Rhythms and How to Calculate Them A Short Dictionary Defining Terms Used in Biological Timing References3 Rhythms That Match Environmental Periodicities: Day and Night Circadian Rhythms in Angiosperms Circadian Rhythms in Algae Conclusions About the General Properties of Circadian Rhythms Summary References4 Mechanism of Circadian Timing One Clock per Cell? Inhibitors and Phase Shifts RNAs Are Rhythmic The Cell Cycle Is Not the Clock Conclusions About the Clock Mechanism from Studies with Dinoflagellates A Comparison Between Dinoflagellates and Other Rhythmic Organisms Role of Ions and Ion Transport in Time Keeping Metabolic Rhythms and Transport Into and Out of Organelles The Role of Protein Synthesis in the Circadian Oscillator Mathematical Models for Circadian Rhythms The Clock Shop Model Mutants in the Circadian Clock: The Mold Neurospora Crassa and the Fruit Fly Drosophila General Conclusions References5 Rhythms That Match Environmental Periodicities: Tidal, Semilunar, and Lunar Cycles Tidal Rhythms Semilunar and Lunar Rhythms References6 Rhythms That Match Environmental Periodicities: The Year The Measurement of Day Length in Photoperiodism Evidence for the Existence of True Circannian Rhythms in Plants References7 Rhythms That Do Not Match Environmental Periodicities Rhythms with Short Periods of Seconds to Minutes Streaming in a Slime Mold Oscillations in Glycolysis Oscillations with Short Periods in Leaves and Roots Oscillations in the Growth of Plants Rhythms with Periods Longer Than a Day Rhythms with Periods Longer Than a Week Rhythms with Periods of Many Years References8 Biological Clocks and Human Affairs Text ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index