Ultradian rhythms in albino rats during the light phase

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 351-357

  Araujo, John F ^a   Marques, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

albino rats; behavior; ethology; FFT; spectral analysis; Ultradian; visual observation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029911147     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.27.3.351.12962     Document Type: Conference Paper

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