Differences in the reproductive hormone rhythm of tree sparrows (Passer montanus) from urban and rural sites in Beijing: The effect of anthropogenic light sources

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 206, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-29

  Zhang, Shuping ^a   Chen, Xiaoyu ^a   Zhang, Jingruo ^a   Li, Hongchang ^a  

^a MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic light; Reproductive endocrine rhythm; Tree sparrow; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOGENIC LIGHT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PASSER MONTANUS; PASSERIDAE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RURAL AREA; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPARROW; TREE; URBANIZATION;

ANIMALS; CHINA; ESTRADIOL; LIGHT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SPARROWS; TESTOSTERONE; TREES; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84906826554     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.05.020     Document Type: Article

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