A unifying hypothesis for control of body weight and reproduction in seasonally breeding mammals
Yes === Animals have evolved diverse seasonal variations in physiology and reproduction to accommodate yearly changes in environmental and climatic conditions. These changes in physiology are initiated by changes in photoperiod (daylength) and are mediated through melatonin, which relays photoperiod...
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Language: | en |
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2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10454/16819 |