Daily light regulates seasonal responses in the migratory male redheaded bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 303, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 541-550

  Rani, Sangeeta ^a   Singh, Sudhi ^a   Misra, Manju ^a   Malik, Shalie ^a   Singh, Bhanu Pratap ^b   Kumar, Vinod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; EMBERIZA; EMBERIZA BRUNICEPS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDIA; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; SONGBIRD; TESTIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; INDIA; LIGHT; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; TESTIS;

EID: 23044464761     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.187     Document Type: Article

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