Evidence of an annual rhythm in a small proportion of Siberian hamsters exposed to chronic short days

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 122-125

  Anchordoquy, Hannah C ^a   Lynch, G Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual rhythm; Phodopus sungorus sungorus; Photoperiodism; Seasonal reproductive cycle; Siberian hamster

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS SUNGORUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034111246     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873040001500206     Document Type: Article

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