Tests of absolute photorefractoriness in four species of cardueline finch that differ in reproductive schedule

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 3786-3794

  MacDougall Shackleton, Scott A ^a   Katti, Madhusudan ^b   Hahn, Thomas P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carduelis pinus; Carpodacus cassinii; Leucosticte tephrocotis; Loxia curvirostra; Photoperiod; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINCH; GONAD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLTING; OBSERVATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; FINCHES; GONADOTROPINS; GONADS; MOLTING; OBSERVATION; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WASHINGTON;

CARDUELIS PINUS; CARPODACUS CASSINII; FRINGILLIDAE; LEUCOSTICTE; LEUCOSTICTE TEPHROCOTIS; LOXIA CURVIROSTRA;

EID: 33750599824     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02447     Document Type: Article

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