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Pellet, J., & Beraud, C. (1967). [The Circadian Sleep-wakefulness Organization Of The Guinea Pig (Cavia Porcellus)]. Physiology & Behavior, 2, 131-137.


Study
Species Name: Cavia Porcellus Common Name: Guinea Pig
Sex: Mix Age Class: Adult
Number of Animals: 6 Animals in Mean: 6
Animals Sampled: 6 Age Average: N/A
Lab Conditions
EEG or ECoG Used: Yes Temperature: No
Recording Length: 3 (24 hour recording period) Light Conditions: Normal light/dark conditions
Animal Allowed to Adapt: Yes Animal Restrained: No
Tested in Wild: No Diet: Normal
Behavioral Sleep Recorded: 0 Lab Condition Score: 10
Sleep data (times in hours, unless otherwise specified)
Daily Sleep Time: 6.816 Daily Sleep Time Adjusted for Drowsiness: N/A
Daily REM/Paradoxical Sleep Time: 0.936 Quiet/Non-REM Sleep Sleep Time: 5.88
Sleep Cycle Length in Minutes: N/A Monophasic or Polyphasic Sleep: Poly