Hibernation and circadian rhythms of body temperature in free-living arctic ground squirrels

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 397-404

  Williams, Cory T ^a,c   Barnes, Brian M ^b   Richter, Melanie ^a,b   Loren Buck, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMERGENCE; HIBERNATION; INHIBITION; RODENT;

ANIMAL; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HIBERNATION; LIGHT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REMOTE SENSING; SCIURIDAE; SEASON; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HIBERNATION; LIGHT; MALE; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS PARRYII;

EID: 84863765699     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666509     Document Type: Article

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