The Resource Moonstruck : how lunar cycles affect life, Ernest Naylor
Moonstruck : how lunar cycles affect life, Ernest Naylor
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- 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 embedded in their genes. Yet, intriguingly, Moon-related behaviours are also found in dry land and fresh water species living far beyond the influence of any tides.InMoonstruck, Ernest Naylor dismisses the myths concerning the influence of the Moon, but shows through a range of fascinating examples the remarkable real effects that we are now finding through science. He suggests that since the advent of evolution on Earth, which occurred shortly after the formation of the Moon, animals evolved adaptations to the lunar cycle, and considers whether, if Moon-clock genes occur in other animals, they also might exist in us?
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xx, 229 pages
- Contents
-
- Moon myths and legends
- The big splash
- The moon, the unicorn, and tidal memories
- Aristotle's urchins and dancing worms
- Strangers on the shore
- Moon-related biological rhythms with and without tides
- Moonlight avoidance and moon counting
- Homing by the moon
- The moon and the human condition
- Isbn
- 9780198724223
- Label
- Moonstruck : how lunar cycles affect life
- Title
- Moonstruck
- Title remainder
- how lunar cycles affect life
- Statement of responsibility
- Ernest Naylor
- Language
- eng
- 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 embedded in their genes. Yet, intriguingly, Moon-related behaviours are also found in dry land and fresh water species living far beyond the influence of any tides.InMoonstruck, Ernest Naylor dismisses the myths concerning the influence of the Moon, but shows through a range of fascinating examples the remarkable real effects that we are now finding through science. He suggests that since the advent of evolution on Earth, which occurred shortly after the formation of the Moon, animals evolved adaptations to the lunar cycle, and considers whether, if Moon-clock genes occur in other animals, they also might exist in us?
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1931-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Naylor, E.
- Dewey number
- 508
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QP84.6
- LC item number
- .N39 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Biological rhythms
- Natural history
- Tides
- Animal behavior
- Plants
- Human beings
- Animal behavior
- Human beings
- Natural history
- Plants
- Tides
- Biological rhythms
- Moon
- Label
- Moonstruck : how lunar cycles affect life, Ernest Naylor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-223) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Moon myths and legends -- The big splash -- The moon, the unicorn, and tidal memories -- Aristotle's urchins and dancing worms -- Strangers on the shore -- Moon-related biological rhythms with and without tides -- Moonlight avoidance and moon counting -- Homing by the moon -- The moon and the human condition
- Control code
- on1022085186
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xx, 229 pages
- Isbn
- 9780198724223
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black & white)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1022085186
- Label
- Moonstruck : how lunar cycles affect life, Ernest Naylor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-223) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Moon myths and legends -- The big splash -- The moon, the unicorn, and tidal memories -- Aristotle's urchins and dancing worms -- Strangers on the shore -- Moon-related biological rhythms with and without tides -- Moonlight avoidance and moon counting -- Homing by the moon -- The moon and the human condition
- Control code
- on1022085186
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xx, 229 pages
- Isbn
- 9780198724223
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black & white)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1022085186
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