《Evolution of Sleep》是2009年10月出版的圖書，作者是McNamara, Patrick (EDT)、Barton, Robert A. (EDT)、Nunn, Charles L. (EDT)。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Evolution of Sleep
- 作者：McNamara, Patrick (EDT)、Barton, Robert A. (EDT)、Nunn, Charles L. (EDT)
- 語言：英語
- 出版時間：2009年10月
- ISBN：9780521894975
內容簡介
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 concerning 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 patterns in the major animal lineages.
