Season- and latitude-dependent effects of simulated twilights on circadian entrainment

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 132-144

  Boulos, Ziad ^a   Macchi, M Mila ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Hamster; Latitude; Light exposure; Photoperiod; Season; Twilight

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 15244340677     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730404272907     Document Type: Article

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