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Zeitgeber induced modulation of activity patterns in nocturnal mammals (Chiroptera)

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Changing the L:D intensity ratio of a synchronizing light-dark regime leads to characteristic modulations of the activity pattern of 5 Chiroptera species. These modulations fit the predictions ofWever's oscillator model.

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  1. Institut für Biologie III, Lehrstuhl Zoophysiologie, der Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-7400, Tübingen, German Federal Republic, BRD

    H. G. Erkert, F. A. Bay & S. Kracht

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Supported by a grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (No. Er 59, 1–4).

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Erkert, H.G., Bay, F.A. & Kracht, S. Zeitgeber induced modulation of activity patterns in nocturnal mammals (Chiroptera). Experientia 32, 560–562 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990160

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