Circadian rhythm of physiological color change in the amphibian Bufo ictericus under different photoperiods

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 370-375

  Filadelfi, Ana Maria Caliman ^a   Vieira, Alessandra ^a   Louzada, Fernando Mazzilli ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Circadian rhythm; Color change; Melanophores; Melatonin; Photoperiod; Toad; MSH

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MELANOPHORE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REFLECTOMETRY; SKIN COLOR;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO ICTERICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 27644562995     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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