Photoperiodism: Shall EYA Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

Photoperiodism: Shall EYA Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

Seasonal changes in day length are used by plants and animals to synchronize annual rhythms in reproduction, physiology, and behavior to the environment. Increasing day length during spring causes sudden changes in the mammalian reproductive system once the critical photoperiod is reached. The molec...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2011-01, Vol.21 (1), p.R22-R25
1. Verfasser: Hut, Roelof A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
mammals
Mammals - physiology
Melatonin - metabolism
Photoperiod
photoperiodism
reproduction
Reproduction - physiology
reproductive system
seasonal variation
Seasons
spring
Thyroxine - metabolism
Time Factors
Triiodothyronine - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:Seasonal changes in day length are used by plants and animals to synchronize annual rhythms in reproduction, physiology, and behavior to the environment. Increasing day length during spring causes sudden changes in the mammalian reproductive system once the critical photoperiod is reached. The molecular mechanism behind this switch is now quickly being elucidated.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2010.11.060