Pinealectomy shortens resynchronisation times of house sparrow (Passer domesticus) circadian rhythms

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 419-422

  Kumar, Vinod ^a   Gwinner, Eberhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; NATURAL SCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; RECORDING; THEORY;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; EATING; LIGHT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PINEAL GLAND; SPARROWS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 27644446007     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-005-0009-6     Document Type: Article

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