Body mass and clutch size may modulate prolactin and corticosterone levels in eiders

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 514-521

  Criscuolo, François ^a   Bertile, Fabrice ^a   Durant, Joël M ^a   Raclot, Thierry ^a   Gabrielsen, Geir Wing ^b   Massemin, Sylvie ^a   Chastel, Olivier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; PROLACTIN;

BIRD; BODY MASS; CLUTCH SIZE; HORMONE; INCUBATION; PARENTAL CARE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CLUTCH SIZE; DUCK; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CLUTCH SIZE; CORTICOSTERONE; DUCKS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROLACTIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS;

AVES;

EID: 33744931176     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501065     Document Type: Article

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