Plumage Control in Indian Weaver Bird (Ploceus philippinus)
β Scribed by J. P. Thapliyal; R. N. Saxena
- Book ID
- 104824715
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1961
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 307 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-1042
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## Abstract Indian weaver birds, __Ploceus philippinus__, are seasonal breeders and breed during June to August. Exposure of the adult male birds to long photoperiod (18Lβ6D) during their nonbreeding period (NovemberβDecember), causes gonadal development and external changes (plumage and bill colou
The photosensitive weaver bird (Ploceus philippinus) has a long juvenile phase when, while the bird is insensitive to photostimulation, the gonads respond to injected gonadotrophins. It is suggested that the immature status of the hypothalamo/hypophyseal complex may be responsible for the presence o