Behavioral thermoregulation in a non human primate: Effects of age and photoperiod on temperature selection

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 784-792

  Aujard, Fabienne ^a   Séguy, Maud ^a   Terrien, Jérémy ^a   Botalla, Roger ^a   Blanc, Stéphane ^b   Perret, Martine ^a  

^a CNRS MNHN   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Behavioral thermoregulation; Body temperature; Daily rhythm; Microcebus murinus; Primate; Temperature selection; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREEDING; CELL FUNCTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSIMIAN; SPOUSE; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHEIROGALEIDAE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 33747110947     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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