scholarly journals Monthly day/night changes and seasonal daily rhythms of sexual steroids in Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis) under natural fluctuating or controlled environmental conditions

Author(s):  
Catarina Oliveira ◽  
Luísa M. Vera ◽  
José F. López-Olmeda ◽  
José M. Guzmán ◽  
Evaristo Mañanós ◽  
...  
1989 ◽  
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pp. R1160-R1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. T. Firth ◽  
M. B. Thompson ◽  
D. J. Kennaway ◽  
I. Belan

Daily rhythms in plasma melatonin levels were compared in two ecologically diverse reptilian species under natural environmental conditions in autumn. The nocturnal, cold temperature-adapted tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) had a melatonin rhythm of much lower amplitude than did the diurnal desert-adapted sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa). Experiments in controlled laboratory environments showed that, although both species are capable of attaining a comparable melatonin peak (approximately 750 pmol/l), the threshold temperature at which a significant daily rhythm occurs is approximately 15 degrees C in S. punctatus compared with approximately 25 degrees C in T. rugosa. This difference probably reflects the disparate thermoregulatory adaptations of the two species, S. punctatus favoring mean activity temperatures of 11.5 degrees C and T. rugosa, 32.5 degrees C. In ectotherms such as reptiles, therefore, species-typical thermoregulatory behavior may provide thermal cues that interact with photoperiod to provide the appropriate melatonin signal for the regulation of annual physiological cycles.


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pp. 673-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Águeda J. Martín-Robles ◽  
David Whitmore ◽  
Francisco Javier Sánchez-Vázquez ◽  
Carlos Pendón ◽  
José A. Muñoz-Cueto

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 530-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. López-Olmeda ◽  
B. Blanco-Vives ◽  
I. M. Pujante ◽  
Y. S. Wunderink ◽  
J. M. Mancera ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 149 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 195-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Giannetto ◽  
Stefania Casella ◽  
Elisabetta Giudice ◽  
Simona Marafioti ◽  
Francesco Fazio ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
VICTORIA FUNES ◽  
EUGENIA ZUASTI ◽  
GAETANO CATANESE ◽  
CARLOS INFANTE ◽  
MANUEL MANCHADO

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