Premium
Light–dark variations in plasma melatonin concentrations in the pot‐bellied seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827
Author(s) -
MartinezCardenas L.,
Porter M.,
Purser G. J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01833.x
Subject(s) - seahorse , biology , melatonin , diel vertical migration , hippocampus , basal (medicine) , zoology , endocrinology , medicine , fishery , insulin
A diel plasma melatonin profile measured in adult pot‐bellied seahorses Hippocampus abdominalis showed that this species produces elevated levels of melatonin during the scotophase, returning to basal levels during the photophase.