Multiple entrained oscillator model of food anticipatory circadian rhythms

Abstract For many animal species, knowing when to look for food may be as important as knowing where to look. Rats and other species use a feeding-responsive circadian timing mechanism to anticipate, behaviorally and physiologically, a predictable daily feeding opportunity. How this mechanism for an...

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Main Authors: Christian C. Petersen, Federico Cao, Adam R. Stinchcombe, Ralph E. Mistlberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13242-w