Circadian organization of the diurnal Caviomorph rodent, Octodon degus

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-289

  Hagenauer, Megan H ^a,b   Lee, Theresa M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronotype; Clock genes; Day active; Hystricognathi; Masking; Per

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LABORATORY METHOD; RODENT;

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIURNAL ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; OCTODON DEGUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; CAVIOMORPHA; HYSTRICOGNATHI; OCTODON DEGUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 40449091711     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010701683425     Document Type: Review

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