Female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) are chronically but not cumulatively "anemic" during Repeated egg laying in response to experimental nest predation

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-126

  Willie, J ^a   Travers, M ^a   Williams, T D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HEMOGLOBIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANEMIA; EGG PRODUCTION; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOGLOBIN; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FINCH; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; METABOLISM; NESTING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FINCHES; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TRIGLYCERIDES;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 74949114466     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605478     Document Type: Article

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