Social synchronization of circadian rhythmicity in female mice depends on the number of cohabiting animals

Biology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Paul, Matthew J ^a   Indic, Premananda ^b   Schwartz, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Circadian rhythms; Social interactions; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHABITATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYNCHRONY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84946549027     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0204     Document Type: Article

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