Kidnapping of chicks in emperor penguins: A hormonal by-product?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1413-1420

  Angelier, Frédéric ^a   Barbraud, Christophe ^a   Lormée, Hervé ^b   Prud'homme, François ^a   Chastel, Olivier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Aptenodytes forsteri; Emperor penguin; Hormones; Kidnapping; Non cooperative breeding; Prolactin; Seabird

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; PENGUIN; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BROMOCRIPTINE; ECOSYSTEM; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; PROLACTIN; REPRODUCTION; SPHENISCIDAE;

APTENODYTES FORSTERI; AVES; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 33646730777     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02138     Document Type: Article

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