Photoperiodism. The biological calendar

Abstract

Part I. Photoperiodism in plants and fungi -- Overview / David E. Somers -- Photoperiodic flowering in the long-day plant Arabidopsis thaliana / Joanna Putterill, Chiristine Stockum, and Guy Warman -- Photoperiodic control of flowering in the short-day plant Oryza sativa / Takeshi Izawa -- The photoperiodic flowering response in Pharbitis nil / Ryosuke Hayama -- Photoperiodic control of flowering in Lemna / Kumiko Ito-Miwa and Tokitaka Oyama -- Photoperiodic control of dormancy and flowering in trees / Pekka Heino, Ove Nilsson, and Tapio Palva -- Integration of photoperiodic timing and vernalization in Arabidopsis / Scott D. Michaels -- Seasonality and photoperiodism in fungi / Till Toenneberg, Tanja Radic, Manfred Gödel, and Martha Merrow -- Part II. Photoperiodism in invertebrates -- Overview / David L. Denlinger -- Photoperiodism in mollusks / Hildeharu Numata and Hiroko Udaka -- Photoperiodism in copepods / Nancy H. Marcus and Lindsay P. Scheef -- Photoperiodism in insects: migration and diapause responses / David S. Saunders -- Photoperiodism in insects: perception of light and the role of clock genes / Shin S. Goto, Sakiko Shiga, and Hildeharu Numata -- Photoperiodism in insects: molecular basis and consequences of diapause / Karen D. Williams, Paul S. Schmidt, and Marla B. Sokolowski -- Photoperiodism in insects: effects on morphology / H. Frederik Nijhout -- Photoperiodism in insects: aphid polyphenism / Jim Hardie -- Part III. Photoperiodism in vertebrates -- Overview / Randy J. Nelson -- Photoperiodism in fishes / Bertil Borg -- Photoperiodism in amphibians and reptiles / Zachary M. Weil David Crews -- Photoperiodism and reproduction in birds / George E. Bentley -- Genetic and molecular mechanisms of avian photoperiodism / Takashi Yoshimura and Peter J. Sharp -- Photoperiodism in mammals: regulation of nonreproductive traits / Gregory E. Demas, Zachary M. Weil, and Randy J. Nelson -- Photoperiodism and reproduction in mammals / Lance J. Kriegsfeld and Eric L. Bittman -- Genetic and molecular mechanisms of mammalian photoperiodism / Dave Hazlerigg -- Epilogue: future directions / David L. Denlinger, David E. Somers, and Randy J. Nelson.