Season of birth and morningness: Comparison between the northern and southern hemispheres

Chronobiology International

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 727-730

  Natale, Vincenzo ^a   Di Milia, Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Morningness eveningness; Season of birth; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052980295     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2011.589934     Document Type: Article

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