The effects of experimentally manipulated yolk androgens on growth and immune function of male and female nestling collared flycatchers Ficedula albicollis

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-230

  Pitala, Natalia ^a,f   Ruuskanen, Suvi ^b   Laaksonen, Toni ^b   Doligez, Blandine ^c   Tschirren, Barbara ^d   Gustafsson, Lars ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉTRIE ET BIOLOGIE EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; EGG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTLING; PASSERINE; SURVIVAL;

FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 63449126623     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04452.x     Document Type: Article

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