Phenotypic differences in reentrainment behavior and sensitivity to nighttime light pulses in Siberian hamsters

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 530-541

  Ruby, Norman F ^a   Barakat, Monique T ^a   Heller, H Craig ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Entrainment; Locomotor activity; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTER; LIGHT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; OUTBRED STRAIN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 8644266809     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730404268055     Document Type: Article

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