Persistent diel melatonin rhythmicity during the Arctic summer in free-living willow warblers

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 163-168

  Silverin, Bengt ^a   Gwinner, Eberhard ^b   Van't Hof, Thomas J ^c   Schwabl, Ingrid ^b   Fusani, Leonida ^d   Hau, Michaela ^b   Helm, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Takizaki Corporation   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arctic; Bird; Circadian; Diel; Melatonin; Willow warbler

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RELEASE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SONGBIRD; SPRING; SUMMER; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ARCTIC REGIONS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MELATONIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 67349156667     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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