Partial homologies between sleep states in lizards, mammals, and birds suggest a complex evolution of sleep states in amniotes.
It is crucial to determine whether rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and slow-wave sleep (SWS) (or non-REM sleep), identified in most mammals and birds, also exist in lizards, as they share a common ancestor with these groups. Recently, a study in the bearded dragon (P. vitticeps) reported states analo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005982 |