Photoperiod alters affective responses in collared lemmings

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-309

  Weil, Zachary M ^a   Bowers, Stephanie L ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective behaviours; Animal models; Collared lemmings; Photoperiod; Seasonal affective disorder; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GONAD FUNCTION; HOUSING; LEMMING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; WINTER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33947712982     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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