Early Photoperiod History and Short-Day Responsiveness in Siberian Hamsters

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-45

  Goldman, Sharry L ^a   Goldman, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAMSTER; LIGHT; MALE; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037363470     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.10202     Document Type: Article

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