The influence of light wavelength on reproductive photorefractoriness in migratory blackheaded bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 277-284

  Rani, S ^a   Singh, S ^a   Misra, M ^a   Kumar, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Bunting; Photoperiod; Photosensitivity; Testis; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN GROWTH; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TESTIS; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EMBERIZA; EMBERIZA MELANOCEPHALA;

EID: 0035676878     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2001130     Document Type: Article

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