title: Rest behavior.
abstract: Behavioral and physiologic characteristics of sleep are described, with special attention paid to equids. Temporal organization of sleep and environmental influences upon this behavior in horses are reviewed. Anatomic and biochemical bases and function of sleep are discussed briefly.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006736:Horses; D011187:Posture; D012146:Rest; D012890:Sleep; D012894:Sleep Stages; D012931:Social Environment; D014851:Wakefulness