Pacemaker phase control versus masking by light: Setting the circadian chronotype in dual octodon degus

Chronobiology International

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1365-1379

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronotype; Light; Masking; Nocturnality; Octodon degus; Pacemaker; Ultradian

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; OCTODON; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; OCTODON; PHOTOPERIOD; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; OCTODON; OCTODON DEGUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77956203925     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2010.502984     Document Type: Article

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