Androgen-dependent maternal effects on offspring fitness in zebra finches

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1211-1217

  Rutkowska, Joanna ^a,b   Wilk, Tomasz ^a   Cichoń, Mariusz ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Cellular immune response; Fecundity; Growth rate; Sex specific effects; Taeniopygia guttata; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTLING; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEX RATIO; TESTOSTERONE; VIABILITY;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 34248374313     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0351-0     Document Type: Article

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