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INTERNET RESOURCES
Sweet Briar College Biomathematics web site with simulated data for the
hamster SCN transplant example and output from analyses.
FURTHER READINGS
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genes: Rhythmic and nonrhythmic compartments of the suprachiasmatic
nucleus pacemaker. Journal of Neuroscience, 21, 7742-7750.
