Main description:

Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation, and provide their views and perspectives for future research
Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered
All chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist

Contents:

How Rod, Cone and Melanopsin Photoreceptors Come Together to Enlighten the Mammalian Circadian Clock
Robert J Lucas, Gurprit S Lall, Annette E Allen and Timothy M Brown

Melanopsin Phototransduction: Slowly Emerging from the Dark
Steven Hughes, Mark W. Hankins, Russell G. Foster and Stuart N. Peirson

Circadian Clocks: Lessons From Fish
M. Laura Idda, Cristiano Bertolucci, Daniela Vallone, Yoav Gothilf, Francisco Javier Sanchez-Vazquez and Nicholas S. Foulkes

Two Clocks in the Brain - An Update of the Morning and Evening Oscillator Model in Drosophila
Taishi Yoshii, Dirk Rieger and Charlotte Helfrich-Foerster

Circadian System from Conception Till Adulthood
Alena Sumova, Martin Sladek, Lenka Polidarova, Marta Novakova and Pavel Houdek

When does it start Ticking? Ontogenetic Development of the Mammalian Circadian System
Elmar Christ, Horst-Werner Korf and Charlotte von Gall

The Circadian Output Signals from the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei
Jia-Da Li, Wang-Ping Hu and Qun-Yong Zhou

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Cellular Clocks and Networks
Sato Honma, Daisuke Ono, Yohko Suzuki, Natsuko Inagaki, Tomoko Yoshikawa, Wataru Nakamura and Ken-ichi Honma

Dynamic Neuronal Network Organization of the Circadian Clock, and Possible Deterioration in Disease
Johanna H. Meijer, Christopher S. Colwell, Jos H.T. Rohling, Thijs Houben and Stephan Michel

Interaction of Central and Peripheral Clocks in Physiological Regulation
Johanna L. Barclay, Anthony H. Tsang and Henrik Oster

Circadian Rhythms in White Adipose Tissue
R. van der Spek, F. Kreier, E. Fliers and A. Kalsbeek

Circadian Modulation of Sleep in Rodents
Roman Yasenkov and Tom Deboer

Local Aspects of Sleep: Observations from Intracerebral Recordings in Humans
Lino Nobili, Luigi De Gennaro, Paola Proserpio, Fabio Moroni, Simone Sarasso, Andrea Pigorini, Fabrizio De Carli and Michele Ferrara

The Circadian Clock Component PERIOD2: From Molecular to Cerebral Functions
Jurgen A. Ripperger and Urs Albrecht

Generation of Mouse Mutants as Tools in Dissecting the Molecular Clock
Sneha N. Anand, Jessica K. Edwards and Patrick M. Nolan

In Search of a Temporal Niche: Social Interactions
Alexandra Castillo-Ruiz, Matthew J. Paul and William J. Schwartz

In Search of a Temporal Niche: Environmental Factors
Roelof A. Hut, Noga Kronfeld-Schor, Vincent Van der Vinne and Horacio De la Iglesia

Feedback Actions of Locomotor Activity to The Circadian Clock
Alun T.L. Hughes and Hugh D. Piggins

The Impact of The Circadian Timing System on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Function
Christopher J. Morris, Jessica N. Yang and Frank A.J.L. Scheer

Nutrition and The Circadian Timing System
D.J. Stenvers, C.F. Jonkers, E. Fliers, P.H.L.T. Bisschop and A. Kalsbeek

Managing Neurobehavioral Capability when Social Expediency Trumps Biological Imperatives
Andrea M. Spaeth, Namni Goel and David F. Dinges

Noisy and Individual, but Doable: Shift-Work Research in Humans
Thomas Kantermann, Sophie M.T. Wehrens, Melissa A. Ulhoa, Claudia Moreno and Debra J. Skene

The Evolutionary Physiology of Photoperiodism in Vertebrates
David Hazlerigg

A Kiss for Daily and Seasonal Reproduction
V. Simonneaux, I. Bur, C. Ancel, L. Ansel and P. Klosen

Circannual Rhythm in the Varied Carpet Beetle, Anthrenus verbasci
Yosuke Miyazaki, Tomoyosi Nisimura and Hideharu Numata

Avian Migration: Temporal Multi-Tasking and a Case Study of Melatonin Cycles in Waders Barbara Helm, Eberhard Gwinner, Anita Koolhaas, Phil Battley, Ingrid Schwabl, Anne Dekinga and Theunis Piersma