Circadian organization of a subarctic rodent, the northern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys rutilus)

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 238-247

  Tavernier, Ronald J ^a   Largen, Angela L ^a   Bult Ito, Abel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Circadian rhythms; Light induced phase shift; Northern red backed vole (Clethrionomys rutilus); Wheel running activity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLETHRIONOMYS RUTILUS; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; LIFE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TREADMILL; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM; VOLE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ARVICOLINAE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS RUTILUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; RUTILUS;

EID: 2542469717     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730404264200     Document Type: Article

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