The effect of duration and time of food availability on the photoperiodic response in the male house sparrow, Passer domesticus

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-35

  Bhardwaj, Sanjay Kumar ^a   Anushi, A ^a  

^a CH CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Food; Photoperiod; Reproduction; Sparrow; Timing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY LENGTH; EXPOSURE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENDER; LIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPARROW; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS SIZE; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; FOOD SUPPLY; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

PASSER; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 2342524604     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2004014     Document Type: Article

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