Photoperiodic control of seasonality in birds

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 365-380

  Dawson, Alistair ^a   King, Verdun M ^b   Bentley, George E ^c,d   Ball, Gregory F ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Circadian rhythmicity; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Photoperiodism; Photorefractoriness; Pineal; Song

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BIRD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GONADORELIN; LIFE CYCLE; MELATONIN; NERVE CELL; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT; SEASONALITY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHRONOBIOLOGY; HORMONES; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034896593     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873001129002079     Document Type: Review

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