Maternally derived androgens and antioxidants in bird eggs: Complementary but opposing effects?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 381-385

  Royle, N J ^a   Surai, P F ^b   Hartley, I R ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brood reduction; Carotenoids; Maternal effects; Parental favoritism; Sibling competition; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EGG PRODUCTION; FITNESS; MATERNAL EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; LARUS FUSCUS;

EID: 0034940919     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/12.4.381     Document Type: Article

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