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CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
卷 28, 期 1, 页码 70-75出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2010.525674
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Acomys; Activity patterns; Body temperature; Field study; Light masking; Spiny mice; adaptive response
Light masking has been studied almost exclusively in the laboratory. The authors populated four field enclosures with locally coexisting nocturnal Acomys cahirinus and diurnal A. russatus, and monitored their body temperatures (T-b) using implanted temperature-sensitive radio transmitters. A 3-h light pulse was initiated at the beginning of two consecutive nights; preceding nights were controls. A. cahirinus T-b and calculated activity levels decreased significantly during the light pulse, demonstrating a negative light masking response (light effect on T-b: -0.32 degrees C +/- 0.15 degrees C; average calculated activity records during the light pulse: 7 +/- 1.53, control: 9.8 +/- 1.62). Diurnal A. russatus did not respond to the light pulse. We conclude that light masking is not an artifact of laboratory conditions but represents a natural adaptive response in free-living populations. (Author correspondence: Shayroti@post.tau.ac.il)
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