Evidence for genetic variation in the occurrence of the photoresponse of the Djungarian hamster, Phodopus sungorus.

doi:10.1177/074873049200700207

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Evidence for genetic variation in the occurrence of the photoresponse of the Djungarian hamster, Phodopus sungorus.

Journal of biological rhythms - 1 Jan 1992

Kliman R M, Lynch G R

Abstract excerpt

The Djungarian hamster generally responds to a short-day photoperiod with a complex syndrome of physiological and behavioral changes; however, not all hamsters are photoresponsive. The phenotypic difference is, in part, genetically determined. Parent-offspring regression on a number of continuous...

Topics

Animals
Circadian Rhythm
Cricetinae
Female
Genetic Variation
Light
Male
Periodicity
Selection, Genetic

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