Seasonality and seasons out of time - The thermoregulatory effects of light interference

Chronobiology International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-66

  Haim, Abraham ^a   Shanas, Uri ^a   Zubidad, Abed El Salam ^a   Scantelbury, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Heat Production; Non shivering Thermogenesis; Photophase; Seasonality; Thermal Conductance; Thermoregulations; Voles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; VOLE; WINTER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; HEAT; LIGHT; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

MICROTUS SOCIALIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 17244373695     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-200038144     Document Type: Article

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