Melatonin rhythms and pineal structure in a tropical bat, Anoura geoffroyi, that does not use photoperiod to regulate seasonal reproduction

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 90-97

  Heideman, P D ^a,c   Bhatnagar, K P ^b   Hilton, F K ^b   Bronson, F H ^c  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoura geoffroyi; Bat; Chiroptera; Melatonin; Photoperiod; Pineal; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0030099076     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00245.x     Document Type: Article

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