Circadian rhythm of locomotor activity in the four-striped field mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio: A diurnal African rodent

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-239

  Schumann, Desiree M ^a   Cooper, Howard M ^b   Hofmeyr, Margaretha D ^a   Bennett, Nigel C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Diurnal mammal; Locomotor activity; Rhabdomys pumilio; Square light cycle; Tau; Twilight

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 20544442461     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.03.024     Document Type: Article

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