The brain-pituitary-gonadal axis of the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus
The seasonal reproduction of the three-spined stickleback is stimulated by long day photoperiod. As in other vertebrates, the reproductive system of stickleback is regulated by the brain-pituitary-gonadal (BPG) axis which is largely controlled by feedback effects. Both negative and positive feedback...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Zoologiska institutionen
2012
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-80473 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7447-568-5 |