Non-photoperiodic regulation of reproductive physiology in the flexibly breeding pine siskin (Spinus pinus)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-264

  Watts, Heather E ^a,b   Hahn, Thomas P ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonad; Luteinizing hormone; Reproduction; Seasonality; Supplementary cue; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BREEDING METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SONGBIRD; SPINUS PINUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WINTER;

EID: 84863204584     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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