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Activity pattern and rhythm in the subterranean mole rat superspecies Spalax ehrenbergi.
Behavior genetics - 1 May 1995
Ben-Shlomo R, Ritte U, Nevo E
Abstract excerpt
Good candidates for naturally occurring variability in circadian rhythms may be subterranean herbivores, since they are not normally subjected to entraining light stimulation. To test this possibility, we selected the blind mole rat Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel and tested it in short- and long-term experiments. Short-term experiments showed that the animals exhibited three patterns of activity: a...
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