Regulation of Breeding Season and Estrous Cycles by Light and External Stimuli in some Mammals

1 January 1966

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Animal Science

Vol. 25 (suppl) , 119-139
https://doi.org/10.2527/jas1966.25supplement119x

Abstract

It seems that the sexual activity in mammals is primarily controlled by the day-light ratio, and under certain experimental conditions sexual activity is entirely dependent on the daily light ratio.

Keywords

EXPERIMENTAL
MAMMALS
STIMULI
BREEDING SEASON
EXTERNAL
ESTROUS CYCLES
PRIMARILY
SEASON AND ESTROUS