The control of reproductive physiology and behavior by gonadotropin- inhibitory hormone

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 560-569

  Ubuka, Takayoshi ^a   McGuire, Nicolette L ^a   Calisi, Rebecca M ^a   Perfito, Nicole ^a   Bentley, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PASSERI; PHASIANIDAE; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; STURNUS VULGARIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57349198930     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icn019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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