Interfemale variation in egg yolk androgen allocation in the European starling: Do high-quality females invest more?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 841-850

  Pilz, Kevin M ^a   Smith, Henrik G ^b   Sandell, Maria I ^b   Schwabl, Hubert ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY CONDITION; EGG; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HORMONE; MATERNAL CARE; PASSERINE;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; STURNIDAE; STURNUS; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0037392847     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2094     Document Type: Article

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