Circadian Patterns of Locomotor Activity and Body Temperature in Blind Mole-Rats, Spalax ehrenbergi

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 348-361

  Goldman, B D ^a   Goldman, S L ^a   Riccio, A P ^a   Terkel, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Fossorial; Mole rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; NANNOSPALAX EHRENBERGI; RODENTIA; SPALACINAE; SPALAX;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MALE; MOLE RAT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MALE; MOLE RATS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0031196203     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200407     Document Type: Article

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