Abstract

FLOREZ-ACEVEDO, Stefani; SARMIENTO, Nora  and  MARTINEZ, Gladys S.. PATTERNS OF FEEDING, SLEEP AND REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR IN MONGOLIAN GERBILS (Meriones unguiculatus). Suma Psicol. [online]. 2010, vol.17, n.2, pp.201-208. ISSN 0121-4381.

Mongolian Gerbils are often used as a biological model, but it remains unclear whether these rodents display nocturnal, diurnal, or crepuscular patterns of behavior. The experiments presented below studied patterns of sleep-activity, feeding, and reproductive behavior under 12:12 light dark cycles. All data from these experiments suggest a nocturnal pattern of behavior in these rodents.

Keywords : biological rhythms; sleep; activity; copulatory behavior; Mongolian Gerbils.

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