Tau Differences between Short-Day Responsive and Short-Day Nonresponsive White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) Do Not Affect Reproductive Photoresponsiveness

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 500-512

  Majoy, Sean B ^a   Heideman, Paul D ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

circadian rhythm; free running period; individual variation; Peromyscus leucopus; photoresponsiveness; seasonal reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; GENETICS; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEROMYSCUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEROMYSCUS; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84990334209     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873040001500607     Document Type: Article

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