Effect of light on the circadian activity rhythm of the slow loris, Nycticebus coucang

<p>In this study, the locomotor activity of a nocturnal prosimian, the slow loris (<em>Nycticebus coucang</em>), was monitored under an experimentally varied light regime. During the process of reversing their day-night cycle, activity was monitored for a light-dark cycle roughly correlating to the external day-night, a free-running period in total darkness followed by a reversed day- night light regime.</p> <p>Under constant conditions an endogenous cycle was shown to be present. During the artificial light regimes, locomotor activity became synchronized to the period of darkness.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (M.S.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Studies

Year dc:date.available

1979

Author dc:creator

• Redman, Jimmy F., Jr.

Contributors dc:contributor

• R. Tenaza

• Lorisidae Behavior
• Circadian rhythms
• Life Sciences

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1998

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-2997