A circadian pacemaker in free-living chipmunks: Essential for survival?

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-180

  DeCoursey, P J ^a   Walker, J K ^a   Smith, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chipmunk; Circadian; Predation; Radio telemetry; Rhythms; SCN

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIAS STRIATUS; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS';

EID: 0034069792     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050017     Document Type: Article

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