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The Effect of the Lunar Cycle on Fecal Cortisol Metabolite Levels and Foraging Ecology of Nocturnally and Diurnally Active Spiny Mice

We studied stress hormones and foraging of nocturnal Acomys cahirinus and diurnal A. russatus in field populations as well as in two field enclosures populated by both species and two field enclosures with individuals of A. russatus alone. When alone, A. russatus individuals become also nocturnally...

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Autores principales: Gutman, Roee, Dayan, Tamar, Levy, Ofir, Schubert, Iris, Kronfeld-Schor, Noga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3150436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21829733
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023446