Golden hamsters are nocturnal in captivity but diurnal in nature
Yazarlar (11)
Rolf Gattermann
Robert E Johnston
Nuri Yiğit Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Peter Fritzsche
Samantha Larimer
Karsten Neumann
Zhimin Song
Ercüment Çolak Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Joan Johnston
M Elsbeth Mcphee
Prof. Dr. Şakir Önder ÖZKURT Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özgün Makale
(SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
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| Dergi Adı | BIOLOGY LETTERS | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1744-9561 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 06-2008 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 4 / 3 / 253–255 | DOI | 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0066 |
| Özet |
| Daily activity rhythms are nearly universal among animals and their specific pattern is an adaptation of each species to its ecological niche. Owing to the extremely consistent nocturnal patterns of activity shown by golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) in the laboratory, this species is a prime model for studying the mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms. In contrast to laboratory data, we discovered that female hamsters in the wild were almost exclusively diurnal. These results raise many questions about the ecological variables that shape the activity patterns in golden hamsters and the differences between laboratory and field results. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| activity rhythms | field study | Mesocricetus auratus |
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| Google Scholar | 191 |
| Web of Science | 118 |