Maternal effects and the evolution of brain size in birds: Overlooked developmental constraints

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 498-515

  Garamszegi, L Z ^a   Biard, C ^b   Eens, M ^a   Moller A P ^b   Saino, N ^c   Surai, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgens; Antioxidants; Brain size evolution; Comparative analyses; Development; Egg carotenoids; Maternal effects; Maternal hormones; Retinol; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANDROGEN; CAROTENOID; RETINOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASSOCIATION CORTEX; BIRD; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; MATERNAL WELFARE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRAIN; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; ORGAN SIZE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34147114194     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2006.11.008     Document Type: Review

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