Sociality Affects REM Sleep Episode Duration Under Controlled Laboratory Conditions in the Rock Hyrax, Procavia capensis

Sociality Affects REM Sleep Episode Duration Under Controlled Laboratory Conditions in the Rock Hyrax, Procavia capensis

The rock hyrax, Procavia capensis, is a highly social, diurnal mammal. In the current study several physiologically measurable parameters of sleep, as well as the accompanying behavior, were recorded continuously from five rock hyraxes, for 72 h under solitary (experimental animal alone in the recor...

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Main Authors: Nadine Gravett, Adhil Bhagwandin, Oleg I. Lyamin, Jerome M. Siegel, Paul R. Manger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Subjects:
REM
NREM
SWA
rock hyrax
Hyracoidea
Afrotheria
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnana.2017.00105/full

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