Circadian rhythms of melatonin and sex steroids in a nocturnal bird, Indian spotted owlet Athene brama during reproductively active and inactive phases

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 508-516

  Guchhait, P ^a   Haldar, C ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Melatonin; Owlet; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HORMONE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; ATHENE BRAMA; AVES; BRAMA; STRIGIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032760748     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.30.5.508.1400     Document Type: Article

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