Seasons of Life: The biological rhythms that enable living things to thrive and survive

by Leon Kreitzman (Author), RussellFoster (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2010

  $5.39

  The new world of chronobiology is popular science at its most exciting: understanding how the seasons regulate the life of every human, plant and animal on Earth. This book explains why the seasons occur, the impact of seasonal change and how organisms have evolved to anticipate these changes.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2009

  $4.15

  The natural world is full of rhythms. How do birds know when to return to their nesting grounds? What effect do the seasons have on our wellbeing, and how does the season in which we are born affect our subsequent life chances? How did humans get the idea that there were seasons 50,000 years ago? Seasons of Life explains why the seasons occur, the impact of seasonal change and how organisms have evolved to anticipate these changes. For although we mask the effects of seasonal changes by warming our homes, lighting our nights, preserving foods and storing water, we cannot hide from them.