Social modulation of the daily activity rhythm in a solitary subterranean rodent, the tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sp)

South American subterranean rodents are mainly described as solitary and mutual synchronization was never observed among individuals maintained together in laboratory. We report that a single birth event was capable of disrupting the robust nocturnal activity rhythm of singly housed tuco-tucos from...

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Main Authors: Barbara Mizumo Tomotani, Juan Pablo Amaya, Gisele Akemi Oda, Veronica Sandra Valentinuzzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep Societies 2016-10-01
Series:Sleep Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1984006316300414