Eyeless mexican cavefish save energy by eliminating the circadian rhythm in metabolism

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Moran, Damian ^a   Softley, Rowan ^a   Warrant, Eric J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EYELESS MEXICAN CAVEFISH; FRESHWATER FISH; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PACHON CAVE FISH; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SWIMMING; ANIMAL; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CHARACIDAE; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

AMBLYOPSIDAE;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; CHARACIDAE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; MEXICO; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOPERIOD;

EID: 84907572517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107877     Document Type: Article

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