Circannual rhythms in birds

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 770-778

  Gwinner, Eberhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

BIRD; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; LEARNING; LIGHT INTENSITY; MEMORY; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; POPULATION MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0344255690     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2003.10.010     Document Type: Review

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