The chronobiology of the Natal mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 563-569

  Hart, L ^a   Bennett, N C ^a   Malpaux, B ^b   Chimimba, C T ^a   Oosthuizen, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian Rhythm; Endogenous rhythms; Locomotor activity; Melatonin concentration; Subterranean rodents

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; LIGHT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LOCOMOTION; MOLE RAT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RUNNING; SECRETION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 3242760606     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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