Non-parametric entrainment by natural twilight in the microchiropteran bat, Hipposideros speoris inside a cave

Chronobiology International

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 631-640

  Joshi, D S ^a   Vanlalnghaka, C ^a  

^a AHMEDNAGAR COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bat; Circadian; Entrainment; Hipposideros speoris; Non parametric; Twilight

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; FLIGHT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HIPPOSIDEROS SPEORIS; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHOTORECEPTOR;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT;

HIPPOSIDEROS SPEORIS; MICROCHIROPTERA;

EID: 25444434109     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520500180116     Document Type: Article

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