Do night-active birds lack daily melatonin rhythms? A case study comparing a diurnal and a nocturnal-foraging gull species

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-111

  Wikelski, Martin ^a   Tarlow, Elisa M ^a   Eising, Corine M ^b,c   Groothuis, Ton G G ^b   Gwinner, Ebo ^d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology   (South Africa)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity; Black headedgull; Creagrus furcatus; Daily rhythm; Diurnal; Gal pagos; Hormones; Larus ridibundus; Melatonin; Nocturnal; Seabird; Swallow tailed gull

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HORMONE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEABIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CREAGRUS FURCATUS; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS;

EID: 31144433525     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-005-0018-4     Document Type: Article

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