Are increased concentrations of maternal corticosterone adaptive to offspring? A test using a placentotrophic lizard

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 409-416

  Cadby, Chloé D ^a   Jones, Susan M ^a   Wapstra, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticipatory maternal effect; Body condition; Chronic stress; Maternal pre programming; Niveoscincus ocellatus; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIRTH RATE; BODY CONDITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIZARD; MATERNAL EFFECT; PHENOTYPE;

NIVEOSCINCUS OCELLATUS; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77950226298     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01637.x     Document Type: Article

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