The pineal complex of reptiles: Physiological and behavioral roles

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-333

  Tosini, Gianluca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Circadian rhythms; Locomotor activity; Melatonin; Parietal eye; Pineal; Reptiles; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031405096     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1997.9522875     Document Type: Article

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