Effects of photoperiod, melatonin administration and thyroid block on spontaneous daily torpor and temperature regulation in the white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus

Journal of Comparative Physiology B

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1978, Pages 157-163

  Lynch, G Robert ^a   White, Susan E ^a   Grundel, Ralph ^a   Berger, Mark S ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001342969     PISSN: 03407616     EISSN: 1432136X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00686752     Document Type: Article

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