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Urban-like night illumination reduces melatonin release in European blackbirds (Turdus merula): impl...

Urban-like night illumination reduces melatonin release in European blackbirds (Turdus merula): impl...

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Urban-like night illumination reduces melatonin release in European blackbirds (Turdus merula): implications of city life for biological time-keeping of songbirds

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Urban-like night illumination reduces melatonin release in European blackbirds (Turdus merula): implications of city life for biological time-keeping of songbirds

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England: Springer-Verlag

Journal title

Frontiers in zoology, 2013-10, Vol.10 (1), p.60-60

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English

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England: Springer-Verlag

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INTRODUCTION: Artificial light-at-night is known to affect a broad array of behaviours and physiological processes. In urbanized bird species, light-at-night advances important biological rhythms such as daily cycles of activity/rest and timing of reproduction, but our knowledge of the underlying physiological mechanisms is limited. Given its role...

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Urban-like night illumination reduces melatonin release in European blackbirds (Turdus merula): implications of city life for biological time-keeping of songbirds

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3850952

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3850952

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1742-9994

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1742-9994

DOI

10.1186/1742-9994-10-60

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