Interacting circadian and homeostatic processes with opportunity cost: A mathematical model of sleep with application to two mammalian species.

This paper introduces a new model of sleep for mammals. It extends the classic 'two-process' model of sleep to account for differences in external circumstances. We apply this model to previously-collected data on elephants and sloths, comparing sleep patterns in the wild with sleep patter...

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Main Authors: James H Cardon, Eric R Eide, Kerk L Phillips, Mark H Showalter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208043