Birds of a feather clock together - Sometimes: Social synchronization of circadian rhythms

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 765-769

  Davidson, Alec J ^a   Menaker, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIRD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DARKNESS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; LIGHT; MATING; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0344255684     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2003.10.011     Document Type: Review

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