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Initial orientation and homing performances in the lacertid lizard Podarcis siculus by Baldaccini, Natale E., Maffezzoli, Federica, Foà, Augusto

“…Homing abilities of lizards after experimental dislocations have been found to be well developed in several species. Following our preliminary findings in…”
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Extra-Visual Systems in the Spatial Reorientation of Cavefish by Sovrano, Valeria Anna, Potrich, Davide, Foà, Augusto, Bertolucci, Cristiano

“…Disoriented humans and animals are able to reorient themselves using environmental geometry (“metric properties” and “sense”) and local features, also relating…”
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Quantitative abilities in a reptile (Podarcis sicula) by Miletto Petrazzini, Maria Elena, Fraccaroli, Isabel, Gariboldi, Francesco, Agrillo, Christian, Bisazza, Angelo, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Foà, Augusto

“…The ability to identify the largest amount of prey available is fundamental for optimizing foraging behaviour in several species. To date, this cognitive skill…”
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Cryptochrome expression in the eye of migratory birds depends on their migratory status by Fusani, Leonida, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Frigato, Elena, Foà, Augusto

“…Most passerine birds are nocturnal migrants. When kept in captivity during the migratory periods, these species show a migratory restlessness, or Zugunruhe…”
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Orientation of lizards in a Morris water-maze: roles of the sun compass and the parietal eye by Foà, Augusto, Basaglia, Francesca, Beltrami, Giulia, Carnacina, Margherita, Moretto, Elisa, Bertolucci, Cristiano

“…The present study examined for the first time whether a Morris water-maze can be used to explore compass and other orientation mechanisms in the ruin lizard…”
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Celestial Orientation with the Sun Not in View: Lizards Use a Time-Compensated Sky Polarization Compass by Maoret, Francesco, Beltrami, Giulia, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Foà, Augusto

“…The present investigation was aimed at testing whether the lizard sky polarization compass is time compensated. For this purpose, ruin lizards, Podarcis…”
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Influence of exposure in ovo to different light wavelengths on the lateralization of social response in zebrafish larvae by Sovrano, Valeria Anna, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Frigato, Elena, Foà, Augusto, Rogers, Lesley J

“…Abstract Exposure of the chick embryo to different wavelengths of light of the same intensity has shown that only certain wavelengths may be important in…”
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Daily and Circadian Rhythms of Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor and Factor VII Activity by Pinotti, Mirko, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Portaluppi, Francesco, Colognesi, Ilaria, Frigato, Elena, Foà, Augusto, Bernardi, Francesco

“…OBJECTIVE—Diurnal variations in levels of factor VII (FVII), FVIII, proteins C and S, antithrombin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, prothrombin fragment…”
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The lizard celestial compass detects linearly polarized light in the blue by Beltrami, Giulia, Parretta, Antonio, Petrucci, Ferruccio, Buttini, Paola, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Foà, Augusto

“…The present study first examined whether ruin lizards, Podarcis sicula, are able to orientate using plane-polarized light produced by an LCD screen. Ruin…”
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Effects of restricted feeding on circadian activity rhythms of sheep—A brief report by Piccione, Giuseppe, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Caola, Giovanni, Foà, Augusto

“…The purpose of the present experiment was to investigate the impact of timed restricted feeding on the behavioural circadian organization of sheep. For this…”
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A blind circadian clock in cavefish reveals that opsins mediate peripheral clock photoreception by Cavallari, Nicola, Frigato, Elena, Vallone, Daniela, Fröhlich, Nadine, Lopez-Olmeda, Jose Fernando, Foà, Augusto, Berti, Roberto, Sánchez-Vázquez, Francisco Javier, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Foulkes, Nicholas S

“…The circadian clock is synchronized with the day-night cycle primarily by light. Fish represent fascinating models for deciphering the light input pathway to…”
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Quantity Discrimination in Trained Lizards ( Podarcis sicula ) by Miletto Petrazzini, Maria Elena, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Foà, Augusto

“…Quantitative abilities have been reported in many animal species. Two main methods have been extensively used: spontaneous choice tests and training…”
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Influence of Temperature on the Liver Circadian Clock in the Ruin Lizard Podarcis sicula by Malatesta, Manuela, Frigato, Elena, Baldelli, Beatrice, Battistelli, Serafina, Foà, Augusto, Bertolucci, Cristiano

“…Reptiles represent an interesting animal model to investigate the influence of temperature on molecular circadian clocks. The ruin lizard Podarcis sicula lives…”
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Temporal variations of coagulation factor VII activity in mice are influenced by lighting regime by Colognesi, Ilaria, Pasquali, Vittorio, Foà, Augusto, Renzi, Paolo, Bernardi, Francesco, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Pinotti, Mirko

“…It was recently reported that the circadian clock machinery controls plasma levels of factor (F) VII, the serine protease triggering blood coagulation. Here,…”
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Circadian Rhythms in Mouse Blood Coagulation by Bertolucci, Cristiano, Pinotti, Mirko, Colognesi, Ilaria, Foà, Augusto, Bernardi, Francesco, Portaluppi, Francesco

“…The circadian clock, influencing many biological processes, has been demonstrated to modulate levels of specific coagulation factors, but its impact on the…”
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Temperature Cycles Induce a Bimodal Activity Pattern in Ruin Lizards: Masking or Clock-Controlled Event? A Seasonal Problem by Foà, Augusto, Bertolucci, Cristiano

“…The daily locomotor activity pattern of Ruin lizards in the field is mainly unimodal, except for summer months when soil temperatures exceed 40 °C to 42 °C…”
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Non-visual numerical discrimination in a blind cavefish (Phreatichthys andruzzii) by Bisazza, Angelo, Tagliapietra, Christian, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Foà, Augusto, Agrillo, Christian

“…Over a decade of comparative studies, researchers have found that rudimentary numerical abilities are widespread among vertebrates. While experiments in…”
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Daily rhythm of salivary and serum urea concentration in sheep by Piccione, Giuseppe, Foà, Augusto, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Caola, Giovanni

“…In domestic animals many biochemical and physiological processes exhibit daily rhythmicity. The aim of the present study was to investigate the rhythmic…”
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Evidence for an Overlapping Role of CLOCK and NPAS2 Transcription Factors in Liver Circadian Oscillators by Bertolucci, Cristiano, Cavallari, Nicola, Colognesi, Ilaria, Aguzzi, Jacopo, Chen, Zheng, Caruso, Pierpaolo, Foá, Augusto, Tosini, Gianluca, Bernardi, Francesco, Pinotti, Mirko

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Influence of fasting and exercise on the daily rhythm of serum leptin in the horse by Piccione, Giuseppe, Bertolucci, Cristiano, Foà, Augusto, Caola, Giovanni

“…The hormone leptin is secreted by white adipocytes and regulates food intake and energy expenditure in rodents and humans. The goal of the present study was to…”
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