Ectoparasite-modulated deposition of maternal androgens in great tit eggs

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1546, 2004, Pages 1371-1375

  Tschirren, Barbara ^a   Richner, Heinz ^a   Schwabl, Hubert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratophyllus gallinae; Host parasite interactions; Maternal effects; Maternal hormones; Parental investment; Parus major

Indexed keywords

5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,20 DIONE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN; ECTOPARASITE; EGG; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; EGG; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; FLEA; HEN; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

AVES; CERATOPHYLLIDAE; CERATOPHYLLUS; CERATOPHYLLUS GALLINAE; PARUS; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES; SIPHONAPTERA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 3042804064     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2730     Document Type: Article

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