To be diurnal or nocturnal: the interplay of energy balance and time of activity in subterranean rodents (Ctenomys aff. knighti) and laboratory mice (Mus musculus)

Studies that show discrepancy between nocturnal and diurnal activity under laboratory and field conditions, respectively, have become increasingly common in rodents and suggest that the definition of temporal niche is far more plastic than originally suspected. Recently, it has been proposed that f...

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Main Author: Silva, Patrícia Tachinardi Andrade
Other Authors: Oda, Gisele Akemi
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Biblioteca Digitais de Teses e Dissertações da USP 2017
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/41/41135/tde-25072017-110626/