Variability in the characteristics of ultradian and circadian rhythms in plasma levels of growth hormone in the Indian walking catfish, Clarias batrachus

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-221

  Singh, A K ^a   Lal, Bechan ^a   Pati, Atanu Kumar ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PT RAVISHANKAR SHUKLA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Catfish; Circadian; Clarias batrachus; Feeding; Growth hormone; Photoperiod; Temperature; Ultradian

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; GROWTH HORMONE;

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; HORMONE; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASMA; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATFISH; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLARIAS BATRACHUS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEEDING; FEMALE; FRESHWATER FISH; GONAD; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; INDIAN; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CLARIAS; CLARIAS BATRACHUS; SILURIDAE;

EID: 67651241228     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010701875054     Document Type: Article

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