A switch from diurnal to nocturnal activity in S. ehrenbergi is accompanied by an uncoupling of light input and the circadian clock

Current Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 1919-1922

  Oster, Henrik ^a   Avivi, Aaron ^b   Joel, Alma ^b   Albrecht, Urs ^a   Nevo, Eviatar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MOLE RAT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MOLE RATS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; NANNOSPALAX EHRENBERGI; RODENTIA; SPALAX;

EID: 0037137444     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01263-0     Document Type: Article

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