We are doing behavioral tests on rats and mice on risk taking by using predator odors. So, we want to do the trials during the night as starving them during the nigh hours gave us significant results. I would like to know how do we gradually reverse their light-dark cycle in the laboratory conditions.
Richard L Bell
Most of my research is in selectively bred rat animal models of alcoholism using a reversed dark-light cycle. I believe a gradual reversal of the light phase will not be beneficial over an immediate reversal. The animals will have to adapt either way and the gradual reversal will only create multiple adaptations. You might look at the work of Alan Rosenwasser, Klaus Miczek, and Anantha Shekhar among others.
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