Temperature cycles trigger nocturnalism in the diurnal homeotherm octodon degus

Chronobiology International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 517-534

  Vivanco, Pablo ^a   Rol, Maria Angeles ^a   Madrid, Juan Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Masking; Nocturnalism; Octodon degus; Phase inversion; Thermal cycles; Zeitgeber

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCTODON; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT; RUNNING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHILE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCTODON; PERIODICITY; RODENTIA; RUNNING; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; OCTODON; OCTODON DEGUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77953274031     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420521003743660     Document Type: Article

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