Lack of social entrainment of circadian activity rhythms in the solitary golden hamster and in the highly social Mongolian Gerbil

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL., 1997, Pages 85-93

  Gattermann, Rolf ^a   Weinandy, René ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Conspecific; Entrainment; Golden hamster; Masking; Mongolian gerbil; Social; Solitary

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GOLDEN HAMSTER; MONGOLIAN GERBIL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GERBIL; HAMSTER; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PERIODICITY; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL LIFE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; GERBILLINAE; MAMMALIA; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0030767704     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.28.3.5.85.13122     Document Type: Article

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