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When the sun never sets: diverse activity rhythms under continuous daylight in free-living arctic-breeding birds
Circadian clocks are centrally involved in the regulation of daily behavioural and physiological processes. These clocks are synchronized to the 24 h day by external cues (Zeitgeber), the most important of which is the light–dark cycle. In polar environments, however, the strength of the Zeitgeber i...
Autores principales: | Steiger, Silke S., Valcu, Mihai, Spoelstra, Kamiel, Helm, Barbara, Wikelski, Martin, Kempenaers, Bart |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712422/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23782884 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1016 |
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