Patterns of body temperature, activity, and reproductive behavior in a tropical murid rodent, Arvicanthis niloticus

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-96

  McElhinny, Teresa L ^a   Smale, Laura ^a   Holekamp, Kay E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arvicanthis niloticus; Circadian rhythms; Copulation; Crepuscular; Diurnal; Murid; Parturition; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILDBIRTH; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0030737936     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00146-7     Document Type: Article

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