Phenology, seasonal timing and circannual rhythms: towards a unified framework

ME Visser, SP Caro, K Van Oers… - … Transactions of the …, 2010‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Phenology refers to the periodic appearance of life-cycle events and currently receives
abundant attention as the effects of global change on phenology are so apparent …

Metabolic hormones are integral regulators of female reproductive health and function

F Athar, M Karmani, NM Templeman - Bioscience reports, 2024‏ - portlandpress.com
The female reproductive system is strongly influenced by nutrition and energy balance. It is
well known that food restriction or energy depletion can induce suppression of reproductive …

[کتاب][B] Physiological adaptations for breeding in birds

TD Williams - 2012‏ - books.google.com
Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds is the most current and comprehensive
account of research on avian reproduction. It develops two unique themes: the consideration …

Sex diversity in the 21st century: concepts, frameworks, and approaches for the future of neuroendocrinology

KO Smiley, KM Munley, K Aghi, SE Lipshutz… - Hormones and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Sex is ubiquitous and variable throughout the animal kingdom. Historically, scientists have
used reductionist methodologies that rely on a priori sex categorizations, in which two …

Individuals departing non-breeding areas early achieve earlier breeding and higher breeding success

F Bell, J Ouwehand, C Both, M Briedis, S Lisovski… - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
Conditions experienced by an individual during migration have the potential to shape
migratory tactic and in turn fitness. For large birds, environmental conditions encountered …

Optimal annual routines: behaviour in the context of physiology and ecology

JM McNamara, AI Houston - … Transactions of the Royal …, 2008‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Organisms in a seasonal environment often schedule activities in a regular way over the
year. If we assume that such annual routines have been shaped by natural selection then …

Sex‐dependent carry‐over effects on timing of reproduction and fecundity of a migratory bird

N Saino, R Ambrosini, M Caprioli… - Journal of Animal …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Life of many organisms flows as a sequence of annual cycles. Timing of cyclical events is
shaped by natural selection also via the domino effects that any life history stage has on the …

Long-distance range expansion and rapid adjustment of migration in a newly established population of barn swallows breeding in Argentina

DW Winkler, FA Gandoy, JI Areta, MJ Iliff… - Current Biology, 2017‏ - cell.com
When bird populations spread, long-distance pioneering populations are often backfilled by
a more slowly advancing front [1–3]. The Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica, a globally …

Effects of melatonin on peripheral reproductive function: regulation of testicular GnIH and testosterone

NL McGuire, K Kangas, GE Bentley - Endocrinology, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
Study of seasonal reproduction has focused on the brain. Here, we show that the inhibition
of sex steroid secretion can be seasonally mediated at the level of the gonad. We investigate …

Sex differences in seasonal brain plasticity and the neuroendocrine regulation of vocal behavior in songbirds

EM Rose, CM Haakenson, GF Ball - Hormones and Behavior, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Birdsong is controlled in part by a discrete network of interconnected brain nuclei regulated
in turn by steroid hormones and environmental stimuli. This complex interaction results in …