Photoperiodism and Reproduction in Mammals

Photoperiodism: The Biological Calendar

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kriegsfeld, Lance J ^a   Bittman, Eric L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Day length; Mammalian photoperiodism; Neuroendocrine function; Photoperiodic response; Reproduction; Seasonal breeding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920751395     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195335903.003.0020     Document Type: Chapter

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