Melatonin as a hormone: new physiological and clinical insights

J Cipolla-Neto, FG Amaral - Endocrine reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Melatonin is a ubiquitous molecule present in almost every live being from bacteria to
humans. In vertebrates, besides being produced in peripheral tissues and acting as an …

Exposure to artificial light at night and the consequences for flora, fauna, and ecosystems

J Falcón, A Torriglia, D Attia, F Viénot… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The present review draws together wide-ranging studies performed over the last decades
that catalogue the effects of artificial-light-at-night (ALAN) upon living species and their …

Melatonin: a multitasking molecule

RJ Reiter, DX Tan, L Fuentes-Broto - Progress in brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Abstract Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) has revealed itself as an ubiquitously
distributed and functionally diverse molecule. The mechanisms that control its synthesis …

Phenology, seasonal timing and circannual rhythms: towards a unified framework

ME Visser, SP Caro, K Van Oers… - … Transactions of the …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Phenology refers to the periodic appearance of life-cycle events and currently receives
abundant attention as the effects of global change on phenology are so apparent …

Thyrotrophin in the pars tuberalis triggers photoperiodic response

N Nakao, H Ono, T Yamamura, T Anraku, T Takagi… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Molecular mechanisms regulating animal seasonal breeding in response to changing
photoperiod are not well understood. Rapid induction of gene expression of thyroid …

Function and underlying mechanisms of seasonal colour moulting in mammals and birds: what keeps them changing in a warming world?

M Zimova, K Hackländer, JM Good… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Animals that occupy temperate and polar regions have specialized traits that help them
survive in harsh, highly seasonal environments. One particularly important adaptation is …

Annual rhythms that underlie phenology: biological time-keeping meets environmental change

B Helm, R Ben-Shlomo, MJ Sheriff… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Seasonal recurrence of biological processes (phenology) and its relationship to
environmental change is recognized as being of key scientific and public concern, but its …

Clocks for all seasons: unwinding the roles and mechanisms of circadian and interval timers in the hypothalamus and pituitary

S Wood, A Loudon - Journal of Endocrinology, 2014 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Adaptation to the environment is essential for survival, in all wild animal species seasonal
variation in temperature and food availability needs to be anticipated. This has led to the …

Thyroid hormone and seasonal rhythmicity

H Dardente, DG Hazlerigg, FJP Ebling - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Living organisms show seasonality in a wide array of functions such as reproduction,
fattening, hibernation, and migration. At temperate latitudes, changes in photoperiod …

Camouflage mismatch in seasonal coat color due to decreased snow duration

LS Mills, M Zimova, J Oyler… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Most examples of seasonal mismatches in phenology span multiple trophic levels, with
timing of animal reproduction, hibernation, or migration becoming detached from peak food …