Temperature cycles as zeitgeber for the circadian clock of two burrowing rodents, the normothermic antelope ground squirrel and the heterothermic Syrian hamster

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 311-325

  Pohl, Hermann ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature cycle; Circadian rhythms; Entrainment; Heterothermic; Normothermic; Rodents; Wheel running activity; Zeitgeber

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HIBERNATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MASKING; NONHUMAN; RUNNING; SQUIRREL; THERMOREGULATION;

AMMOSPERMOPHILUS LEUCURUS; ANIMALIA; ANTELOPE; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0031716841     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.29.3.311.1436     Document Type: Article

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