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1978 • 307 citations

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1982 • 157 citations

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1966 • 114 citations

Thyroidectomy prevents the development of photorefractoriness and the associated rise in plasma prolactin in starlings

1984 • 112 citations

Photoperiodic Control of Reproduction in the Domestic Hen

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1988 • 110 citations

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1987 • 101 citations

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1992 • 100 citations

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1988 • 89 citations

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1977 • 52 citations

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1988 • 46 citations

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1965 • 41 citations

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1954 • 41 citations

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1972 • 38 citations

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Late Summer-Autumnal Breeding of the Piñon Jay in New Mexico

1971 • 32 citations

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1960 • 32 citations

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1980 • 31 citations

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1975 • 29 citations

Thyroxine can mimic photoperiodically induced gonadal growth in Japanese quail

1988 • 29 citations

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1983 • 29 citations

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1982 • 13 citations

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1933 • 12 citations

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1986 • 9 citations

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