A Direct Comparison of Photoperiodic Time Measurement and the Circadian System in European Starlings and Japanese Quail

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 431-442

  King, Verdun M ^a   Bentley, George E ^a,b   Follett, Brian K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian; Comparative; Hourglass; Photoperiodic; Quail; Resonance; Starling

Indexed keywords

AVES; PHASIANIDAE; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTURNIX; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MOLTING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COTURNIX; MALE; MOLTING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TESTIS;

EID: 0031252898     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200505     Document Type: Article

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