Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in Ansell's mole-rat: Are mole-rat's clocks ticking?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-349

  De Vries, J L ^a   Oosthuizen, M K ^a   Sichilima, A M ^a   Bennett, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bathyergidae; Circadian; Fukomys; Locomotor; Mole rat

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT EFFECT; LOCOMOTION; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; BATHYERGIDAE; CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS; RATTUS;

EID: 56849114042     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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