Seasonal variations of pineal involvement in the circadian organization of the ruin lizard Podarcis sicula

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1189-1194

  Innocenti, A ^a   Bertolucci, C ^a   Minutini, L ^b   Foa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Lizard; Locomotor activity; Pinealectomy; Podarcis sicula; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000651905     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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