Evolution of Sleep:Phylogenetic and Functional Perspectives
by: Patrick McNamara (Editor), Robert A. Barton (Editor), Charles L. Nunn (Editor) & 0 more
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Illustrated edition (12 Oct. 2009)
Language: English
Print length: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 0521894972
ISBN-13: 9780521894975
Book Description
Research during the past two decades has produced major advances in understanding sleep within particular species. Simultaneously, molecular advances have made it possible to generate phylogenetic trees, while new analytical methods provide the tools to examine macroevolutionary change on these trees. These methods have recently been applied to questions conceing the evolution of distinctive sleep state characteristics and functions. This book synthesizes recent advances in our understanding of the evolutionary origins of sleep and its adaptive function, and it lays the groundwork for future evolutionary research by assessing sleep pattes in the major animal lineages.
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