Processing of Environmental Information in Vertebrates

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

   PDF

2. Photoperiod Effects on Thyroid Function in Fish

   • Christopher L. Brown

   Pages 1-17

3. Neuroendocrine Processing of Environmental Information in Amphibians

   • Frank L. Moore, Pierre Deviche

   Pages 19-45

4. Circadian Organization in Lizards: Perception, Translation, and Transduction of Photic and Thermal Information

   • Herbert Underwood

   Pages 47-70

5. Hormones, Behavior, and the Environment: An Evolutionary Perspective

   • Michael C. Moore, Catherine A. Marler

   Pages 71-83

6. Circadian Locomotor Rhythms in Birds Correlate with and May Be Explained by Rhythms in Serotonin, N-Acetyltransferase, and Melatonin

   • Sue Binkley

   Pages 85-100

7. Daylength and Control of Seasonal Reproduction in Male Birds

   • Fred E. Wilson, Richard S. Donham

   Pages 101-119

8. Changes in Reproductive Function of Free-Living Birds in Direct Response to Environmental Perturbations

   • John C. Wingfield

   Pages 121-148

9. The Influence of Light on the Mammalian Fetus

   • David R. Weaver, Steven M. Reppert

   Pages 149-177

10. Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Mediating the Photoperiodic Control of Reproductive Function in Sheep

    • Robert L. Goodman

    Pages 179-202

11. Photoperiodism and Seasonality in Hamsters: Role of the Pineal Gland

    • Bruce D. Goldman, Jeffrey A. Elliott

    Pages 203-218

12. Reproductive Refractoriness in Hamsters: Environmental and Endocrine Etiologies

    • Marcia Watson-Whitmyre, Milton H. Stetson

    Pages 219-249

13. Back Matter

    Pages 251-261

    PDF

In just one concise and lucidly written volume a multitude of topics is covered introducing the results of extensive research on the processing of environmental information in vertebrates. Practical examples are provided to illustrate points made in the text. Many factors, both from the external environment and from within the animals own cells or tissue makeup can directly serve as a pressure to elicit physiological and/or behavioral responses in the organisms studied. Light intensity, photoperiod, circadian rhythms, seasonal variation and daylenght, just to name a few, are among the environmental factors that are correlated in these studies to behavioral or hormonal changes, organ function, and reproduction. This work will serve as a guidebook and easy reference source for students and research professionals in physiology, endocrinology, comparative zoology, and veterinary science.

• Mammalia
• amphibians
• animals
• endocrinology
• evolution
• fish
• perception
• physiology
• reproduction
• tissue
• vertebrates
• zoology

• School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, USA

  Milton H. Stetson

Policies and ethics