EFFECT OF DAILY TIME OF FOOD AVAILABILITY IN REGULATION OF SEASONAL GONADAL GROWTH IN THE BLACK HEADED MUNIA, LONCHURA MALACCA MALACCA

摘要

The ability of seasonally reproducing animals to survive food deprivation has considerable survival value. We aimed to study whether the variation in daily time of food availability has any effect on seasonal gonadal growth in Indian resident finch, the black headed munia, Lonchura malacca malacca.