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Migratory Sleeplessness in the White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii)

Twice a year, normally diurnal songbirds engage in long-distance nocturnal migrations between their wintering and breeding grounds. If and how songbirds sleep during these periods of increased activity has remained a mystery. We used a combination of electrophysiological recording and neurobehaviora...

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Autores principales: Rattenborg, Niels C, Mandt, Bruce H, Obermeyer, William H, Winsauer, Peter J, Huber, Reto, Wikelski, Martin, Benca, Ruth M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC449897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15252455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020212