This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Jay Rosenblatt effectively promoted
research on rabbit maternal behavior through his interaction with colleagues in Mexico …

Circadian rhythms influence most of our life activities, notably getting up and going to sleep
every day. The new edition of this book delves into the mechanisms surrounding how these …

The mammalian circadian system is composed of a central clock situated in the
hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and peripheral clocks of each tissue and …

For an organism to be successful in an evolutionary sense, it and its offspring must survive.
Such survival depends on satisfying a number of needs that are driven by motivated …

When food is available during a restricted and predictable time of the day, mammals exhibit
food-anticipatory activity (FAA), an increase in locomotor activity preceding the presentation …

Clock gene oscillations are necessary for a successful pregnancy and parturition, but little is
known about their function during lactation, a period demanding from the mother multiple …

Life is based on sunlight. Light is important for the crepuscular or nocturnal animal species
such as wild or domesticated rabbits. They are able to see well at night; however their colour …

Travelling across several time zones requires a fast adjustment of the circadian system and
the differential adjustment speeds of organs and systems results in what is commonly …

Rabbit pups ingest food, in this case milk, once a day with circadian periodicity and are a
natural model of food anticipatory activity. During nursing, several sensory systems receive …

Sleep fragmentation is an increase in sleep-wake transitions without an overall decrease in
total sleep time. Sleep fragmentation is well documented during acute and chronic …