Wheel-running rhythms in avicanthis niloticus

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 365-372

  Katona, Catherine ^a   Smale, Laura ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arvicanthis niloticus; Circadian rhythms; Diurnal; Wheel running activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ILLUMINATION; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; TREADMILL;

EID: 0030964118     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00407-6     Document Type: Article

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