Circannual variations of lizard circadian activity rhythms in constant darkness

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 200-209

  Bertolucci, Cristiano ^a   Leorati, Mauro ^a   Innocenti, Augusto ^a   Foà, Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Circannual rhythms; Lizards; Locomotor activity

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIZARD;

PODARCIS SICULA;

EID: 0032843352     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050610     Document Type: Article

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