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Chronobiology International
The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Phase response curve to 1 h light pulses for the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

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Pages 1120-1128 | Received 04 Jan 2016, Accepted 16 May 2016, Published online: 15 Jun 2016

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