Prenatal and postnatal effects of corticosterone on behavior in juveniles of the common lizard, Lacerta vivipara

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 301, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 401-410

  Belliure, Josabel ^a,b   Meylan, Sandrine ^a   Clobert, Jean ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LACERTA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 2542472782     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.20066     Document Type: Article

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