Processing of Environmental Information in Vertebrates Book

Contents: Photoperiod Effects on Thyroid Function in Fish.- Neuroendocrine Processing of Environmental Information in Amphibians.- Circadian Organization in Lizards: Perception, Translation and Transduction of Photic and Thermal Information.- Hormones, Behavior and the Environment: An Evolutionary Perspective.- Circadian Locomotor Rhythms in Birds Correlate with and May Be Explained by Rhythms in Serotonin, N-Acetyltransferase and Melatonin.- Daylength and Control of Seasonal Reproduction in Male Birds.- Changes in Reproductive Function of Free-Living Birds in Direct Response to Environmental Perturbation.- The Influence of Light on the Mammalian Fetus.- Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Mediating the Photoperiodic Control of Reproductive Function in Sheep.- Photoperiodism and Seasonality in Hamsters: Role of the Pineal Gland.- Reproductive Refractoriness in Hamsters: Environmental and Endocrine Etiologies.- Index.