Circadian rhythm of activity in Japanese quail in constant darkness: variability of clarity and possibility of selection.

doi:10.3109/07420529808998685

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Circadian rhythm of activity in Japanese quail in constant darkness: variability of clarity and possibility of selection.

Chronobiology international - 1 May 1998

Guyomarc'h C, Lumineau S, Richard J P

Abstract excerpt

In conditions of constant darkness, interindividual variability in the clarity of circadian rhythmicity was observed in sexually immature young quail, with birds classified as more or less rhythmic or arrhythmic. The relative clarity of this circadian rhythm was observed on the actograms by measu...

Topics

Animals
Circadian Rhythm
Coturnix
Crosses, Genetic
Darkness
Female
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Inbreeding
Light
Male
Motor Activity
Phenotype
Photoperiod
Selection, Genetic

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