Circadian organization in a diurnal rodent, Arvicanthis ansorgei Thomas 1910: Chronotypes, responses to constant lighting conditions, and photoperiodic changes

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-64

  Challet, Etienne ^a   Pitrosky, Bruno ^a   Sicard, Bruno ^b,c   Malan, André ^a   Pévet, Paul ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Inst Rech pour le D   (Mali)

^c Res Ctr on Populations Biol/Mgmt   (France)

Author keywords

Arvicanthis; Day length; Entrainment; Locomotor activity; Period; Phase; Rhythm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RODENT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; LIGHT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MURIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALIA; ARVICANTHIS; ARVICANTHIS ANSORGEI; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; KARYOTYPING; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MURIDAE; PHOTOPERIOD; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0036482519     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873002129002339     Document Type: Article

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