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Characterizing the Function of the Harderian Gland and its Interactions with the Vomeronasal Organ in the Red-sided Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

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Bentz, Ehren

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The Harderian gland is a large cephalic gland present in most groups of terrestrial vertebrates. Although the Harderian gland has been the focus of numerous studies for more than 300 years, its physiological function has remained largely unresolved. Harderian gland secretions are diverse among different taxa, and many putative functions...

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surface of the eye (Payne, 1994). Di Matteo et al. (1989) investigated the Harderian gland of the common
Chronobiology of garter snakes : environmental and hormonal mechanisms mediating hibernation and reproduction

Creator:

Lutterschmidt, Deborah I.

Abstract:

Most vertebrates exhibit seasonality in many life history traits. Such seasonal rhythms are temporally organized via the transduction of environmental cues (e.g., photoperiod, temperature) into appropriate endocrine signals. However, among ectothermic vertebrates that undergo continuous winter dormancy, temperature is the only environmental cue available for synchronizing seasonal rhythms. Most intriguing...

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Grant. CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS Michael P. LeMaster assisted