Figure 1
FAA and FEO in A. cahirinus. Representative actograms showing the effects of food restriction (RF) paradigms in LD (A) and LL (B) on running-wheel activity of four mice. The shaded grey region indicates a 2h period of restricted feeding (16:30 – 18:30 h).
Figure 2
Increasing LL causes decreasing activity. Representative actograms (A) of two mice entrained to LD and then exposed to increasing LL intensities (66 to 1400 lux). B) – Overall results (N = 12).
Figure 3
LD entrained rhythms persist in DD. Representative double-plotted actograms (A) and overall results (B) of two A. cahirinus exposed to 12:12 Light-Dark (LD) and then constant dark (DD). A. Black bars at the top signify the hours of dark; white bars signify hours of light. Each black tick mark indicates a bout of activity recorded of the individual animal. B. Graphical values represent the means ± the standard error of the means (N = 10). Means with different letters above hem are significantly different (LSM, P < 0.05). DD1 = 1st 15 days in DD; DD2 = middle 15 days in DD; DD3 = last 15 days in DD.
Figure 4
LD induces “aftereffects”. Representative actograms of two different mice (A) entrained to LD and then exposed to two periods of DD sandwiched around a period of constant light (LL; 175 lux). B) – overall results (N = 12).