Introduction. It's all about time ; Have a good time ; Nature's clocks ; Life in slow motion
Evolutionary spans. Introduction ; Life in a day ; Geological time spans ; Evolution in action ; Mass extinctions ; The rise and rise of plants ; Terrible lizards ; Time for take-off ; Rock stars ; Monotremes, marsupials, and mammals ; Domesticated bliss ; The silver fox
Ecological spans. Introduction ; Whale decomposition ; The benefits of burial at sea ; Out of the ashes ; Beavers: ecosystem engineers ; The lungs of the world ; Floundering frogs ; Life between the tides ; Going, going, gone ; Conservation success stories
Life spans. Introduction ; How old? ; Clonal colonies ; Life in the fast lane ; The elixir of life ; A life span less ordinary ; In their prime ; Hibernation ; Back from the dead?
Growth spans. Introduction ; The Great Egg Race ; Pregnancy in mammals ; Groing up ; On your feet ; Reef building ; Sprouting up ; Regenerationa in animals
Behavioral spans. Introduction ; Sleeping habits ; Animal migrations ; No time to die ; Think fast ; Parenting strategies ; Home sweet home ; Courtship ; Mating marathons ; Seasonal shifts
Biological spans. Introduction ; Estrous cycles ; Reproductive spans ; Rhythms of life ; What goes in ... ; Breathe deep ; Every breath you take ; The speed of sound.
