title: [Diurnal rhythm of drinking activity in the house musk shrew].
abstract: A diurnal rhythm of drinking activity in 7 male and 6 female house musk shrews (Jic: SUN) aged about one year was observed over a period of 10 days under a schedule of 12 hr light and 12 hr darkness (light on at 07:00). In general, the pattern of drinking activity was similar among both sexes, with around 24-hr diurnal rhythm. A few typical drinking patterns of these animals were represented as follows: 1) Drinking interval was very close in the dark phase, while it was a little too sparse in the light phase (n = 4). 2) Its interval remains stationary through a whole day (n = 5). 3) Drinking was performed between the latter half of light and the first half of dark phases (n = 4).
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hioki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ebukuro
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012788:Shrews / Q000523:psychology*