White, Rehema Mary, 1965-2006-12-282006-12-2819941994http://hdl.handle.net/2440/21472Bibliography: leaves 168-187.viii, a-f, 187, [51] leaves, [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.Investigates the environmental control of seasonal reproduction and the role of the pineal in the transmission of multiple environmental signals to the reproductive axis. The principle species studied was the highly seasonal native Australian bush rat, Rattus fuscipes greyi.297147 bytesapplication/pdfen599.0/16 20Mammals Reproduction Environmental aspects.Mammals Ecology.Rattus Australia Reproduction Climatic factors.Photoperiodism.Circadian rhythm.Pineal body Physiology.Pineal gland.Thesis