Habituation to humans affects yolk steroid levels and offspring phenotype in quail

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-402

  Bertin, Aline ^a   Richard Yris, Marie Annick ^b   Houdelier, Cécilia ^b   Lumineau, Sophie ^b   Möstl, Erich ^c   Kuchar, Alexandra ^b   Hirschenhauser, Katharina ^a   Kotrschal, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Androgens; Behavior; Coturnix japonica; Eggs' quality; Growth; Human disturbances; Maternal effects; Progesterone; Yolk steroids

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUAIL;

EID: 47749154390     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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