title: Daily rhythmicity of body temperature in the dog.
abstract: Research over the past 50 years has demonstrated the existence of circadian or daily rhythmicity in the body core temperature of a large number of mammalian species. However, previous studies have failed to identify daily rhythmicity of body temperature in dogs. We report here the successful recording of daily rhythms of rectal temperature in female Beagle dogs. The low robustness of the rhythms (41% of maximal robustness) and the small range of excursion (0.5 degrees C) are probably responsible for previous failures in detecting rhythmicity in dogs.
authors.affiliation: Circadian Rhythm Laboratory, University of South Carolina, Walterboro, SC 29488, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Refinetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piccione
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity