Inter-species variation in yolk steroid levels and a cowbird-host comparison

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-46

  Hahn, D Caldwell ^a   Hatfield, Jeff S ^a   Abdelnabi, Mahmoud A ^b   Wu, Julie M ^b   Igl, Lawrence D ^c   Ottinger, Mary A ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE; PARASITE; PASSERINE; SONGBIRD;

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; CARPODACUS; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; GALLIFORMES; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSER; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PHOEBE; SAYORNIS PHOEBE; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 13444282334     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2005.03040.x     Document Type: Article

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