Environmental correlates of the annual fattening cycle of Spotted munia,Lonchura punctulata(Aves, Estrildidae)
作者:
Asha Chandola,
Sushama Pavgi,
Vishnukant Pathak,
期刊:
Journal of Interdisciplinary Cycle Research
(Taylor Available online 1980)
卷期:
Volume 11,
issue 2
页码: 125-133
ISSN:0022-1945
年代: 1980
DOI:10.1080/09291018009359695
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: body weight;circannual rhythms;Estrildidae;feeding activity;Lonchura punctulata
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Spotted munia exhibits a distinct annual periodicity in body weight, which does not coincide with the annual temperature and photoperiodic changes. A seasonal variation in daily feeding pattern could be associated with the cycle. An endogenous circannual oscillator with a periodicity of about 10 months may also be involved. This bird, therefore, may prove to be a suitable model for the studies of interaction of daily and annual events with respect to circannual rhythms.
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