Immune responses of Indian Jungle Bush Quail, P. asiatica, to different photoperiodic regimens during the reproductively inactive phase

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-247

  Panshikar, Sudipta ^a   Haldar, Chandana ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Immune status; Melatonin; Photoperiod; Steroid

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SEX HORMONE;

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; HORMONE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INVERSE ANALYSIS; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; TROPICAL REGION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GONAD; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE STATUS; INDIAN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PERDICULA ASIATICA; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; QUAIL; REPRODUCTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AVES; PERDICULA ASIATICA;

EID: 67651241718     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010701875328     Document Type: Article

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