Photic entrainment of circannual rhythms in golden-mantled ground squirrels: Role of the pineal gland

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 126-134

  Hiebert, Sara M ^a   Thomas, Elena M ^b   Lee, Theresa M ^c   Pelz, Kimberly M ^b   Yellon, Steven M ^d   Zucker, Irving ^b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Circannual; Entrainment; Estrus; Pineal; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS LATERALIS;

EID: 0034111106     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873040001500207     Document Type: Article

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