3.28 - Decomposing the Evolution of Sleep: Comparative and Developmental Approaches

M.S Blumberg; N.C Rattenborg

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-804042-3.00100-7

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3.28 - Decomposing the Evolution of Sleep: Comparative and Developmental Approaches

M.S Blumberg and N.C Rattenborg

Evolution of Nervous Systems, pp.523-545

Elsevier Inc, Second Edition

2017

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804042-3.00100-7

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Abstract

Sleep is ubiquitous throughout the animal kingdom. Nonetheless, we still do not have a firm grasp on its functions. Whatever its functions, we should expect them to vary in accord with the diverse morphologies, physiologies, ecologies, and life histories of different species and taxonomic groups. Moreover, one apparently universal feature of sleep—documented in flies and worms, rats, and humans—is that it predominates early in development. Accordingly, both developmental and comparative approaches—and combined developmental comparative approaches whenever possible—are likely to prove vital for revealing the origins and functions of sleep.

Energetics

Altricial

Quiet sleep

Slow-wave sleep

Brain rhythms

Ultradian

Birds

Mammals

Diurnal

Evo devo

Myoclonic twitches

Nocturnal

Precocial

Active sleep

Circadian

Invertebrates

Rapid eye movements

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Title: Subtitle: 3.28 - Decomposing the Evolution of Sleep: Comparative and Developmental Approaches
Creators: M.S Blumberg - The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
N.C Rattenborg - Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Evolution of Nervous Systems, pp.523-545
Edition: Second Edition
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804042-3.00100-7
Language: English
Date published: 2017
Academic Unit: Biology; Psychological and Brain Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984002460102771

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