Diversity of function of SCN pacemakers in behavior and ecology of three species of sciurid rodents

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 13-33

  DeCoursey, Patricia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chipmunks; Circadian rhythm adaptiveness; Ground squirrels; Hibernation; Predation; SCN pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HIBERNATION; PREDATION; RODENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN INJURY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; DIENCEPHALON; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HIBERNATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; ILLUMINATION; LABORATORY TEST; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; RESTLESSNESS; SCIURIDAE; SPRING; SQUIRREL; STARVATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SURVIVAL; WINTER;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMMOSPERMOPHILUS; ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS';

EID: 8144228305     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010412331313214     Document Type: Article

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