Influences of maternal corticosterone and selection for contrasting adrenocortical responsiveness in Japanese quail on developmental instability of female progeny

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1504-1509

  Satterlee, D G ^a   Hester, A ^a   LeRay, K ^a   Schmidt, J B ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Fluctuating asymmetry; Quail; Stress

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 49449105316     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00519     Document Type: Article

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