Diurnally active rodents for laboratory research

Circadian rhythms of body temperature and locomotor activity in the antelope ground squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus

(2018) Roberto Refinetti et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

Light modulates hippocampal function and spatial learning in a diurnal rodent species: A study using male nile grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus )

(2017) Joel E. Soler et al.   HIPPOCAMPUS

Genomic studies track early hints of cancer

(2017) Heidi Ledford   NATURE

The emperor’s new wardrobe: Rebalancing diversity of animal models in neuroscience research

(2017) Michael M. Yartsev   SCIENCE

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and Subparaventricular Zone Lesions Disrupt Circadian Rhythmicity but Not Light-Induced Masking Behavior in Nile Grass Rats

(2016) Andrew J. Gall et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Rhythmic 24 h Variation of Core Body Temperature and Locomotor Activity in a Subterranean Rodent (Ctenomys aff. knighti), the Tuco-Tuco

(2014) Patricia Tachinardi et al.   PLoS One

Activity Rhythms and Masking Response in the Diurnal Fat Sand Rat Under Laboratory Conditions

(2013) Orly Barak et al.   CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Diurnal rodents as an advantageous model for affective disorders: novel data from diurnal degu (Octodon degus)

(2013) Tal Ashkenazy-Frolinger et al.   JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION

Lesions of the Intergeniculate Leaflet Lead to a Reorganization in Circadian Regulation and a Reversal in Masking Responses to Photic Stimuli in the Nile Grass Rat

(2013) Andrew J. Gall et al.   PLoS One

Changing patterns of daily rhythmicity across reproductive states in diurnal female Nile grass rats (Arvicanthis niloticus)

(2009) Jessica A. Schrader et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR