Enhanced circadian photoresponsiveness after prolonged dark adaptation in seven species of diurnal and nocturnal rodents

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 431-437

  Refinetti, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arvicanthis niloticus; Circadian rhythm; Dark adaptation; Locomotor activity; Meriones unguiculatus; Mesocricetus auratus; Mus musculus; Octodon degus; Phodopus sungorus; Photic entrainment; Rattus norvegicus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK ADAPTATION; DIURNAL ANIMAL; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NOCTURNAL ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TREADMILL;

EID: 33846569492     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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