Photoperiodism in Vertebrates

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1940 • 4,386 citations

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2009 • 3,950 citations

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1975 • 1,465 citations

Neural regulation of circadian rhythms.

1979 • 1,417 citations

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The neurosciences. Third study program

1974 • 1,078 citations

The Pineal Gland: A Neurochemical Transducer

1974 • 872 citations

The Pineal Gland

1965 • 778 citations

Photoperiodism and related phenomena in plants and animals

1959 • 762 citations

Visual pathways and the central neural control of a circadian rhythm in pineal serotonin N-acetyltransferase activity

1974 • 682 citations

Radioimmunoassay of Serum Concentrations of Melatonin in Sheep Exposed to Different Lighting Regimens

1976 • 643 citations

Pineal N-acetyltransferase and hydroxyindole-O-methyl-transferase: control by the retinohypothalamic tract and the suprachiasmatic nucleus

1979 • 582 citations

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1973 • 543 citations

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1964 • 504 citations

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1969 • 488 citations

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1937 • 458 citations

Pineal Gland: Influence on Gonads of Male Hamsters

1965 • 436 citations

Avian Breeding Cycles

1978 • 419 citations

51. Erwin Bünning: Die endonome Tagesrhythmik als Grundlage der photoperiodischen Reaktion

1936 • 411 citations

Effect of Melatonin on the Reproductive Systems of Male and Female Syrian Hamsters: A Diurnal Rhythm in Sensitivity to Melatonin¹²

1976 • 407 citations

Hormones and Evolution

1964 • 392 citations

Circadian rhythms and photoperiodic time measurement in mammals.

1976 • 371 citations

Photoperiodic Control of Hamster Testis

1967 • 340 citations

Circadian Surfaces and the Diversity of Possible Roles of Circadian Organization in Photoperiodic Induction

1972 • 331 citations

The influence of photoperiod and melatonin on testis size, body weight, and pelage colour in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus)

1973 • 323 citations

The Endocrine Control of Seasonal Reproductive Function in the Ewe: A Marked Change in Response to the Negative Feedback Action of Estradiol on Luteinizing Hormone Secretion¹²

1977 • 302 citations

Relation of Light to Bird Migration and Developmental Changes

1925 • 299 citations

Nucleus Suprachiasmaticus: The Biological Clock in the Hamster?

1976 • 280 citations

A circadian oscillator in cultured cells of chicken pineal gland

1979 • 253 citations

The Pineal Gland: A Biological Clock in Vitro

1978 • 243 citations

Photoperiodic Regulation of Neuroendocrine-Gonadal Activity

1979 • 227 citations

Circulating LH and FSH Levels and Testicular Function in Hamsters During Light Deprivation and Subsequent Photoperiodic Stimulation¹

1974 • 220 citations

Effects of short photoperiods on puberty, growth and moult in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus)

1978 • 219 citations

Comparative Physiology: Pineal Gland

1973 • 213 citations

Biological Rhythms and Animal Behavior

1975 • 213 citations

Prolactin, Growth Hormone, Luteinizing Hormone Receptors, and Seasonal Changes in Testicular Activity in the Golden Hamster*

1978 • 202 citations

Hormones and Evolution

1964 • 199 citations

The way in which testosterone controls the social and sexual behavior of the red deer stag (Cervus elaphus)

1972 • 183 citations

Reproductive Physiology of Vertebrates

1968 • 181 citations

Zur Jahresperiodik beim Dsungarischen Zwerghamster Phodopus sungorus Pallas

1973 • 167 citations

Regulation of Pineal Melatonin in the Syrian Hamster

1979 • 165 citations

Circannual reproductive rhythms in mammals related to photoperiod and pineal function: a review.

1974 • 165 citations

Melatonin Inhibition of Reproduction in the Male Hamster: Its Dependency on Time of Day of Administration and on an Intact and Sympathetically Innervated Pineal Gland

1976 • 162 citations

Diurnal Rhythm and Photoperiodism in Testicular Recrudescence of the House Finch

1963 • 159 citations

TESTICULAR LH BINDING IN THE HAMSTER: MODIFICATION BY PHOTOPERIOD AND PROLACTIN¹

1977 • 156 citations

EXTRARETINAL PHOTORECEPTION IN BIRDS

1976 • 155 citations

Evidence for refractoriness of the pituitary‐gonadal axis to the pineal gland in golden hamsters and its possible implications in annual reproductive rhythms

1972 • 153 citations

A QUANTITATIVE EXAMINATION OF TESTICULAR GROWTH IN THE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

1957 • 152 citations

Photoperiod, Pineal, Melatonin and Reproduction in Hamsters

1979 • 150 citations

Environmental Endocrinology

1978 • 150 citations

Testicular Responses to Photoperiod Are Blocked by Lesions of the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei in Golden Hamsters1

1976 • 150 citations

Regulation of the Annual Testis Cycle by Photoperiod and Temperature in the Lizard Anolis Carolinensis

1971 • 149 citations

Melatonin: Antigonadal and Progonadal Effects in Male Golden Hamsters

1975 • 145 citations

Effect of Prolonged Exposure to Nonstimulatory Photoperiods on the Activity of the Neuroendocrine-Testicular Axis of Golden Hamsters

1975 • 145 citations

Neuroendocrine Regulation of the Estrous Cycle and Seasonal Breeding in the Ewe

1979 • 141 citations

Progress in Reproductive Biology

2009 • 140 citations

Melatonin: Its Inhibition of Pineal Antigonadotrophic Activity in Male Hamsters

1974 • 138 citations

Hair Color, Molt, and Testis Size in Male, Short-Tailed Weasels Treated with Melatonin

1969 • 133 citations

Spectral characteristics of visible radiation penetrating into the brain and stimulating extraretinal photoreceptors

1979 • 133 citations

Regulation of Serum Gonadotropins by Photoperiod and Testicular Hormone in the Syrian Hamster¹²

1976 • 133 citations

Melatonin Induction of Gonadal Quiescence in Pinealectomized Syrian Hamsters

1977 • 131 citations

Neuroendocrine Regulation of Fertility

1988 • 130 citations

A JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

1939 • 130 citations

The social and sexual behaviour of the red deer stag.

1970 • 127 citations

Modification of mammalian sexual cycles ; Reactions of ferrets ( Putorius vulgaris ) of both sexes to electric light added after dark in November and December

1932 • 126 citations

Effects of Photoperiod on Cyclicity and Serum Gonadotropins in the Syrian Hamster1

1975 • 123 citations

PHOTOPERIODIC REGULATION OF COPULATORY BEHAVIOUR IN THE MALE HAMSTER

1978 • 123 citations

Factors affecting the breeding of the field mouse ( Microtus agrestis ). Part III.—Locality

1933 • 122 citations

EVIDENCE FOR PHOTOPERIODIC CONTROL OF PROLACTIN RELEASE IN RAMS

1973 • 118 citations

Pineal Melatonin Concentrations in the Syrian Hamster*

1979 • 118 citations

The effect of thyroidectomy on testicular size and on the photorefractory period in the starling (Sturnus vulgaris L.)

1972 • 118 citations

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

1978 • 118 citations

Exogenous and endogenous control of the annual reproductive cycle in the male golden hamster: Participation of the pineal gland

1975 • 115 citations

Testicular Regulation in Nonmammalian Vertebrates

1978 • 114 citations

PHOTOPERIODIC CONTROL OF TESTIS ACTIVITY IN THE VOLE, MICROTUS AGRESTIS

1974 • 111 citations

CHANGES IN CONCENTRATIONS OF FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE, LUTEINIZING HORMONE, PROLACTIN AND PROGESTERONE IN THE PLASMA OF EWES DURING THE TRANSITION FROM ANOESTRUS TO BREEDING ACTIVITY

1977 • 110 citations

The Interaction of the Photoperiod and Testosterone in Regulating Serum Gonadotropin Levels in Castrated Male Hamsters¹²

1977 • 106 citations

The pineal gland and reproduction

1996 • 104 citations

PROLACTIN IN THE RAM: SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN THE CONCENTRATION OF BLOOD PLASMA FROM BIRTH UNTIL THREE YEARS OLD

1976 • 102 citations

Effect of one minute exposure to light at night on rat pineal serotonin N‐acetyltransferase and melatonin

1979 • 102 citations

Circadian Function in the Photoperiodic Induction of Gonadotropin Secretion in the White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii

1974 • 99 citations

LUTEINIZING HORMONE, OESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE LEVELS IN PERIPHERAL SERUM OF ANOESTROUS AND CYCLIC EWES AS DETERMINED BY RADIOIMMUNOASSAY

1975 • 98 citations

Melatonin in rat pineal gland and serum; rapid parallel decline after light exposure at night

1978 • 98 citations

SEASONAL AND CIRCADIAN CHANGES IN THE EPISODIC RELEASE OF FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE, LUTEINIZING HORMONE AND TESTOSTERONE IN RAMS EXPOSED TO ARTIFICIAL PHOTOPERIODS

1977 • 96 citations

The neuroendocrine control of gonadotrophin release in the Japanese quail. I. The role of the tuberal hypothalamus

1975 • 95 citations

Seasonal variation in plasma LH, FSH, prolactin, and testosterone concentrations in adult male white-tailed deer

1978 • 93 citations

Effects of Melatonin on the Reproductive System in Intact and Pinealectomized Male Hamsters Maintained under Various Photoperiods*

1979 • 92 citations

Prolactin restores plasma testosterone levels and stimulates testicular growth in hamsters exposed to short day-length.

1975 • 91 citations

The sites of encephalic photoreception in photoperiodic induction of the growth of the testes in the White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii

1978 • 90 citations

Testicular involution in short photoperiods inhibited by melatonin

1974 • 89 citations

Estrus, ovulation, and serum progesterone, estradiol, and LH concentrations in mares after an increased photoperiod during winter.

1977 • 85 citations

The Interaction of Castration and Photoperiod in the Regulation of Hypophyseal and Serum Gonadotropin Levels in Male Golden Hamsters¹

1975 • 84 citations

Rhythms, Reproduction, and Photoreception1

1971 • 81 citations

The interaction of photoperiod and testosterone on the development of copulatory behavior in castrated male hamsters☆

1978 • 80 citations

The primary and accessory optic systems in the golden hamster, <i>Mesocricetus auratus</i>

1974 • 80 citations

Factors affecting the breeding of the field mouse ( Microtus agrestis ). Part I.—Light

1932 • 80 citations

Melatonin induced changes in gonads, pelage and thermogenic characters in the white-footed mouse, peromyscus leucopus

1976 • 79 citations

STUDIES ON THE PRESENCE OF VASOPRESSIN, OXYTOCIN AND VASOTOCIN IN THE PINEAL GLAND, SUBCOMMISSURAL ORGAN AND FETAL PITUITARY GLAND: FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE VASOTOCIN IN MAMMALS

1980 • 76 citations

Reproductive Physiology of Vertebrates.

1969 • 76 citations

Diurnal Rhythms in Gonadotropins and Progesterone in Lactating and Photoperiod Induced Acyclic Hamsters1

1975 • 75 citations

PHOTOPERIODIC CONTROL OF LH RELEASE IN THE RAM

1975 • 75 citations

Time Course of the Photoperiod-Induced Change in Sensitivity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis to Testosterone Feedback in Castrated Male Hamsters*

1979 • 73 citations

Photoperiodic responses in the stickleback and their control by a daily rhythm of photosensitivity

1972 • 73 citations

Effects of Prolactin on Testicular Regression and Recrudescence in the Golden Hamster*

1980 • 70 citations

EFFECT OF MELATONIN ADMINISTERED DURING THE NIGHT ON REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION IN THE SYRIAN HAMSTER

1977 • 70 citations

Light control of prolactin secretion in sheep. Evidence for a photoinducible phase during a diurnal rhythm

1977 • 69 citations

Circadian rhythms and photoperiodic time measurement in birds.

1973 • 68 citations

Termination of photorefractoriness in golden hamsters—photoperiodic requirements

1977 • 68 citations

The Reproductive Cycle of the Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta): Sex Steroid Levels and Sexual Receptivity Under Controlled Photoperiods

1977 • 68 citations

Photoperiod and gonadotrophin secretion in birds.

1980 • 68 citations

CHANGES IN THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OF COLD-EXPOSED AND LIGHT-DEPRIVED FEMALE HAMSTERS (MESOCRICETUS AURATUS)

1968 • 68 citations

Structure and Alleged Functions of Avian Pineals

1970 • 67 citations

Photoperiodic Regulation of Ovine Spermatogenesis: Relationship to Serum Hormones1

1979 • 67 citations

PHOTOPERIODIC CONTROL OF LH RELEASE IN THE RAM

1975 • 66 citations

The effects of a sudden decrease or increase in daylength on prolactin secretion in the ram

1978 • 65 citations

Effects of Ovariectomy and Season on Plasma Luteinizing Hormone in Mares

1976 • 62 citations

Bird Migration: Influence of Physiological State upon Celestial Orientation

1969 • 61 citations

Photoperiodic effects in the Djungarian hamster: one minute of light during darktime mimics influence of long photoperiods on testicular recrudescence, body weight and pelage colour

1979 • 59 citations

Visual pathways concerned in gonadal stimulation in ferrets

1939 • 59 citations

EXTRARETINAL PHOTORECEPTION IN LIZARDS

1976 • 57 citations

Differential Effects of Melatonin on the Testes of Photoperiodic and Nonphotoperiodic Rodents1

1976 • 56 citations

Depressant Action of the Pineal Gland on Pituitary Luteinizing Hormone and Prolactin in Male Hamsters

1974 • 56 citations

Extraretinal light perception in the sparrow IV. Further evidence that the eyes do not participate in photoperiodic photoreception

1975 • 55 citations

Seasonal Effects of Pinealectomy on Gonadal Activity in the Goldfish, Carassius auratus

1978 • 54 citations

RECURRENT BREEDING SEASONS IN PINEALECTOMIZED OR OPTIC-NERVE-SECTIONED FERRETS

1978 • 53 citations

Reproductive Steroids in the White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus borealis). I. Seasonal Changes in the Female1

1977 • 53 citations

The Circadian Component in the Photoperiodic Mechanism of the House Sparrow, Passer domesticus

1977 • 52 citations

Photoperiodic synchronization of circannual rhythms in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

1977 • 52 citations

Photoreception in the photosexual response of quail. I. Site of photoreceptor

1973 • 51 citations

Photoperiodism and Reproduction in Golden Hamsters: Circadian Organization and the Termination of Photorefractoriness1

1976 • 51 citations

Comparative Biochemistry of the Pineal Glands of Birds and Mammals

1976 • 48 citations

Testosterone and Daylength-Dependent Development of Comb Size and Breeding Plumage of Male Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus lagopus)

1979 • 47 citations

STUDIES ON THE DURATION OF THE BREEDING SEASON AND PHOTOREFRACTORINESS IN FEMALE FERRETS PINEALECTOMIZED OR TREATED WITH MELATONIN

1976 • 47 citations

Pinealectomy and photoperiod influence testicular development in the djungarian hamster

1977 • 45 citations

Relation between daylight ratio, plasma progesterone levels and timing of nidation in mink (Mustela vison)

1978 • 45 citations

Comparative biochemistry and physiology

1975 • 43 citations

Pinealectomy inhibits stimulation of testicular development by long photoperiods in a hamster (Phodopus sungorus)

1975 • 43 citations

Melatonin-Induced Testicular Growth in Golden Hamsters Maintained on Short Days

1978 • 42 citations

Radioimmunoassayable Melatonin: Circulating Patterns in Man and Sheep

1979 • 41 citations

Effects of pinealectomy and melatonin injections at different seasons on ovarian activity in the lizard Anolis carolinensis

1973 • 39 citations

The influence of photoperiod on growth and sexual function in male and female collared lemmings (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus)

1976 • 39 citations

Early photoperiodic conditions and pineal antigonadal function in male hamsters.

1970 • 39 citations

THE PINEAL GLAND AND LIGHT-INDUCED OESTRUS IN FERRETS

1969 • 39 citations

Melatonin-Induced Inhibition of Testicular Function in Adult Golden Hamsters

1976 • 38 citations

Photoperiodic Mechanism in Hamsters: the Participation of the Pineal Gland

1978 • 36 citations

Seasonal variation in LH and FSH of bilaterally castrated snowshoe hares

1973 • 36 citations

Effect of Melatonin on Photic-Independent and Photic-Dependent Testicular Growth in Juvenile and Adult Male Golden Hamsters1

1979 • 35 citations

Prolonged Exposure of Castrated Male Hamsters to a Nonstimulatory Photoperiod: Spontaneous Change in Sensitivity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis to Testosterone Feedback*

1979 • 35 citations

Antigonadal effects of melatonin in pinealectomized djungarian hamsters

1977 • 33 citations

Photoperiodic control of antler cycles in deer. III. Decreasing versus increasing day lengths

1976 • 33 citations

INITIAL OBSERVATIONS ON PINEALECTOMIZED FERRETS KEPT FOR LONG PERIODS IN EITHER DAYLIGHT OR ARTIFICIAL ILLUMINATION

1972 • 33 citations

MODIFICATION OF MAMMALIAN SEXUAL CYCLES

1935 • 32 citations

Diurnal Rhythms and the Seasonal Reproductive Cycle in Birds

1978 • 31 citations

EFFECTS OF PHOTOPERIOD AND MELATONIN ON REPRODUCTION IN THE SYRIAN HAMSTER

1976 • 31 citations

Antigonadal Effect of Melatonin in Pinealectomized and Intact Male Hamsters

1977 • 31 citations

Role of the Pineal Gland in Photoperiod-Induced Changes in Hypothalamic-Pituitary Sensitivity to Testosterone Feedback in Castrated Male Hamsters*

1979 • 31 citations

Retinohypothalamic Projections: Correlations with Onset of the Adrenal Rhythm in Infant Rats¹²

1974 • 30 citations

The Avian Pineal Organ

1981 • 30 citations

Partial maintenance of testes and accessory organs in blinded hamsters by homoplastic anterior pituitary grafts or exogenous prolactin

1978 • 29 citations

Effect of Light on the Moults and Sequences of Plumage in the Willow Ptarmigan

1942 • 28 citations

Surgical procedures involving the pineal gland which prevent gonadal degeneration in adult male hamsters.

1972 • 28 citations

Annual Endocrine Cycles and Environment in Birds with Special Reference to Male Ducks

1978 • 27 citations

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OF PLASMA TESTOSTERONE IN THE MALE DJUNGARIAN HAMSTER (PHODOPUS SUNGORUS)

1977 • 26 citations

Field and laboratory studies on the control of luteinizing hormone secretion and gonadal activity in the vole, Microtus agrestis.

1973 • 26 citations

Effect of Chemical Sympathectomy and Pinealectomy upon Gonads of Voles (<i>Microtus agresti</i><i>s</i>) Exposed to Short Photoperiod

1976 • 25 citations

A study of seasonally delayed puberty in the male hare, Lepus europaeus

1976 • 24 citations

Photoperiodic Influences on Testicular Regression, Recrudescence and the Induction of Scotorefractoriness in Male Golden Hamsters

1977 • 23 citations

The onset of oestrus in normal and blinded ferrets

1954 • 23 citations

Delayed implantation is under environmental control in the badger (Meles meles L.)

1979 • 22 citations

Pinealectomy affects the circannual testicular rhythm in european starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

1980 • 21 citations

[ON EPIPHYSO-HYPOPHYSIAL ANTAGONISM AND SEASONAL SPERMATOGENESIS VARIATIONS IN THE GOLD HAMSTER (MESOCRICETUS AURATUS)].

1964 • 20 citations

Pineal Regulation of Immunoreactive Luteinizing Hormone and Prolactin in Light-Deprived Female Hamsters

1974 • 20 citations

The effects of pinealectomy and superior cervical ganglionectomy on the testis of the vole, Microtus agrestis

1976 • 20 citations

The Epiphyseal Complex in Fish and Reptiles

1970 • 19 citations

Melatonin inhibits photoperiodically induced testes development in a dwarf hamster

1972 • 18 citations

Photoperiodic Influences on Testicular Regression in the Golden Hamster: Termination of Scotorefractoriness

1978 • 18 citations

Mechanism of Reversible Loss of Reproductive Capacity in a Seasonally‐Breeding Mammal

1978 • 17 citations

PROGRESS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

1935 • 17 citations

Extraretinal light receptors can mediate photoperiodic photoreception in the male lizardAnolis carolinensis

1975 • 17 citations

Pineal N-acetyltransferase activity in the Djungarian hamster

1980 • 16 citations

Photoperiodic time measurement in the male lizardAnolis carolinensis

1978 • 15 citations

Regulation of Reproductive Cycles of Tropical Spotted Munia and Weaverbird

1978 • 15 citations

Melatonin delays puberty in the Djungarian hamster

1977 • 15 citations

ENDOCRINE TESTICULAR FUNCTION IN MINK DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE

1975 • 14 citations

Delayed reproductive regression in male hamsters bearing intrarenal pituitary homografts and kept under natural winter photoperiods

1979 • 13 citations

Response of the male reproductive system to interrupted-night photoperiods in the lizard Anolis carolinensis

1971 • 13 citations

Induction of testicular growth and sexual activity in rams by a 'skeleton' short-day photoperiod

1978 • 13 citations

Daily change in pineal N-acetyltransferase activity in a diurnal mammal, the ground squirrel

1978 • 13 citations

The accessory optic fiber system of the golden hamster with special reference to retinohypothalamic projection

1976 • 13 citations

Photoperiodic Inhibition of the Reproductive System: A Prerequisite for the Induction of the Refractory Period in Hamsters

1979 • 12 citations

Pineal function in hamsters bearing melatonin antibodies

1976 • 12 citations

Gonadal Effects of Pinealectomy and Immunization against N-acetylindolealkylamines in the Hamster

1976 • 10 citations

The effects of light deprivation/blindness on testicular function of gerbil (Meriones hurrianae Jerdon).

1977 • 8 citations

Responses of the regressed ovary of the catfish, Heteropneustes fossils (Bloch), to interrupted-night photoperiods.

1975 • 5 citations

Regulation of Pituitary Gonadotropins by the Mammalian Pineal Gland1

2015 • 5 citations

THE ROLE OF SEROTONIN N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE IN THE ADRENERGIC REGULATION OF INDOLE METABOLISM IN THE PINEAL GLAND

1973 • 5 citations

The Effect of Lesions of the Accessory Optic Tract Terminal Nuclei on the Gonadal Response to Light in Ferrets

1976 • 4 citations

[The control of reproduction cycles in male reptiles (author's transl)].

1974 • 2 citations

Seasonal Changes of the Testicular and Thyroid Functions in the Badger, Meles meles L.

1978 • 1 citations