Circadian pattern of wheel-running activity of a South American subterranean rodent (Ctenomys cf knightii)

Chronobiology International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-27

  Valentinuzzi, Verónica Sandra ^a   Oda, Gisele Akemi ^b   Araújo, John Fontenele ^c   Ralph, Martin Roland ^d  

^a Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnologia   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Ctenomys knightii; Rhythm splitting; Subterranean rodent; Tuco tuco

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RODENTIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CTENOMYIDAE; CTENOMYS; RODENTIA;

EID: 60549091944     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520802686331     Document Type: Article

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