## Abstract Electrolytic lesions in the ventral hypothalamus of 28 adult male whiteβcrowned sparrows interrupted photoperiodically induced hyperphagia and fat deposition. Lesions in posterior regions of the infundibular nuclear complex or median eminence (22 birds) eliminated both the fattening res
Energy metabolism, testosterone and corticosterone in white-crowned sparrows
β Scribed by M. Wikelski; S. Lynn; J. C. Breuner; J. C. Wingfield; G. J. Kenagy
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 185
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-7594
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