Relative photorefractoriness, prolactin, and reproductive regression in a flexibly breeding Sonoran desert passerine, the rufous-winged sparrow, Aimophila carpalis

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-80

  Small, Thomas W ^a,d   Sharp, Peter J ^b   Bentley, George E ^c   Deviche, Pierre ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Breeding; Luteinizing hormone; Opportunism; Photoperiod; Photorefractory

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

AIMOPHILA CARPALIS; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DESERT; LIGHT REFRACTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODIC MEMORY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SPARROW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MOLTING; PHOTOPERIOD; PROLACTIN; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPARROWS; TESTIS;

AIMOPHILA CARPALIS; AVES; MAMMALIA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 38349043754     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730407310790     Document Type: Article

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