Temporal organization of activity in the brown bear (Ursus arctos): Roles of circadian rhythms, light, and food entrainment

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 303, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Ware, Jasmine V ^a   Nelson, O Lynne ^a   Robbins, Charles T ^a   Jansen, Heiko T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Entrainment; Food entrainable oscillator; Hibernation; Phase shift

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BEAR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FOOD; HIBERNATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; URSUS ARCTOS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CUES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; URSIDAE;

EID: 84868362524     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00313.2012     Document Type: Article

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