Daily distribution of sleep states in the rookCorvus frugilegus |
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Authors: | Jadwiga T Szymczak |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Animal Physiology, Institute of Biology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, PL-87-100 Toru, Poland |
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Abstract: | Summary Sleep and wake states were monitored polygraphically in the rookCorvus frugilegus, under the natural photoperiod and temperature. The indices of sleep and wake states in the rook were similar to those described previously for birds in general. The appearance of sleep episodes was confined to the dark part of the photoperiod. Slow wave sleep (SWS) showed a tendency to increase during the course of the night, while paradoxical sleep (PS) showed the opposite trend. The distribution of short SWS episodes were clustered into two groups, one group occurred in the period following the onset of sleep and the other, less prominent group occurred towards the end of sleep. The longest episodes of SWS appeared in the second half of the night, whereas those of PS appeared after onset of sleep.Abbreviations
EMG
electromyogram
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EOG
electrooculogram
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PS
paradoxical sleep
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SWS
slow wave sleep
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W
wake state |
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