Daily rhythms of metabolic rates: role of chemical signals in coexistence of spiny mice of the genus Acomys

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-229

  Haim, Abraham ^a   Fluxman, Sasson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arid rodents; Chemical signals; Circadian rhythm; Coexistence; Metabolic rates; Oxygen consumption; Phase shift

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000545313     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02055094     Document Type: Article

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