Behavioural sleep in the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in a zoological garden

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-32

  Tobler, I ^a   Schwierin, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

age; behavioural sleep; giraffe; nap; sleep regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIRAFFE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0029872855     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.1996.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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