Environmental factors and annual Harderian-pineal-gonadal interrelationship in Indian jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-22

  Dubey, S ^a   Haldar, C ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; PORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GONAD; HARDER GLAND; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY CYCLE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; REPRODUCTION; SECRETION;

PERDICULA ASIATICA;

EID: 0031127960     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1996.6845     Document Type: Article

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