B. K. Follett

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

B. K. Follett is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, B. K. Follett has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Animal Science and Zoology, 45 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 44 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in B. K. Follett's work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology (63 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (42 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (40 papers). B. K. Follett is often cited by papers focused on Animal Nutrition and Physiology (63 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (42 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (40 papers). B. K. Follett collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. B. K. Follett's co-authors include Donald S. Farner, Colin G. Scanes, T. J. Nicholls, F. J. Cunningham, F. Foster, P. J. Sharp, M.R. Redshaw, D. T. DAVIES, Trevor J. Nicholls and S. M. Simpson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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B. K. Follett

161 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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A RADIOIMMUNOASSAY FOR AVIAN LUTEINIZING HORMONE

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	“Seasonal changes in the neuroendocrine system”: Some reflections 2014 ·Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology ·B. K. Follett	29
2	The Reciprocal Switching of Two Thyroid Hormone-Activating and -Inactivating Enzyme Genes Is Involved in the Photoperiodic Gonadal Response of Japanese Quail 2005 ·Endocrinology ·Shinobu Yasuo, Miwa Watanabe, Nobuhiro Nakao, Tsuyoshi Takagi, B. K. Follett, Shizufumi Ebihara, Takashi Yoshimura	140
3	Copulation activates Fos-like immunoreactivity in the male quail forebrain 1997 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Simone Meddle, Verdun M. King, B. K. Follett, John C. Wingfield, Marilyn Ramenofsky, Agnès Foidart, Jacques Balthazart	65
4	Activation of the basal tuberal hypothalamus of castrated Japanese quail preceding photoperiodically driven luteinising hormone (LH) release. 1995 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Simone Meddle, B. K. Follett	1
5	Thyroidectomy abolishes seasonal testicular cycles of Soay rams 1995 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·TJ Parkinson, B. K. Follett	53
6	Photoperiodic activation of Fos-like immunoreactive protein in neurones within the tuberal hypothalamus of Japanese quail 1995 ·Journal of Comparative Physiology A ·Simone Meddle, B. K. Follett	58
7	Responses of prepubertal and mature rams to thyroidectomy 1995 ·Reproduction ·TJ Parkinson, (unknown), B. K. Follett	19
8	The endocrinology of gestation failure in foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) 1994 ·Reproduction ·(unknown), B. K. Follett, Sean M. Harris, David Hirst, A. S. McNeilly	19
9	The circadian nature of melatonin secretion in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) 1993 ·Journal of Pineal Research ·Vinod Kumar, B. K. Follett	71
10	Variation in hypothalamic gonadotrophin-releasing hormone content, plasma and pituitary LH, and in-vitro testosterone release in a long-distance migratory bird, the garden warbler (Sylvia borin), under constant photoperiods 1991 ·Journal of Endocrinology ·Cynthia K. Bluhm, Hubert Schwabl, Ingrid Schwabl, A. G. U. Perera, B. K. Follett, A. R. Goldsmith, Eberhard Gwinner	45
11	Plasma levels of luteinizing hormone and androgens in relation to age and breeding status among cooperatively breeding Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen latham) 1991 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Laura Schmidt, Don Bradshaw, B. K. Follett	25
12	Reproductive Refractoriness in the Welsh Mountain Ewe Induced by a Short Photoperiod can be Overridden by Exposure to a Shorter Photoperiod 1989 ·Biology of Reproduction ·T. J. Nicholls, Gary L. Jackson, B. K. Follett	12
13	Photoperiodic control of the development of the LHRH neurosecretory system of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) during puberty and the onset of photorefractoriness 1989 ·Journal of Endocrinology ·A. R. Goldsmith, (unknown), (unknown), Dilys M. Parry, Gregory D. Plowman, T. J. Nicholls, B. K. Follett	53
14	Research Note: Circulating Levels of Luteinizing Hormone and Androgen in Mature Male Japanese Quail Over 24 Hours 1987 ·Poultry Science ·Mary Ann Ottinger, B. K. Follett	10
15	Photoperiodism in Birds 1985 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·B. K. Follett, F. Foster, T. J. Nicholls	38
16	Modulation by photoperiod of gonadotrophin secretion in intact and castrated Djungarian hamsters 1982 ·Reproduction ·S. M. Simpson, B. K. Follett, D. Ellis	70
17	Photoperiodism in Japanese quail: the termination of seasonal breeding by photorefractoriness 1982 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Jane E. Robinson, B. K. Follett	125
18	Daily rhythms of LH release in quail when gonadal development is initiated by long daylengths 1973 ·Reproduction ·T. J. Nicholls, B. K. Follett	4
19	The blood supply to the pituitary and basal hypothalamus in the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). 1969 ·PubMed ·P. J. Sharp, B. K. Follett	20
20	The neurohypophysial hormones of lungfishes and amphibians 1964 ·The Journal of Physiology ·B. K. Follett, H. Heller	43

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