Regulation of stress response is heritable and functionally linked to melanin-based coloration

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 987-996

  Almasi, B ^a,b   Jenni, L ^a   Jenni Eiermann, S ^a   Roulin, A ^c  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barn owl; Corticosterone; Melanin; Regulation; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; MELANIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HERITABILITY; MELANIN; NESTLING; ORNAMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAPTOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; GENETICS; INHERITANCE; MATE CHOICE; METABOLISM; OWL; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MELANINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PIGMENTATION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRIGIFORMES; SWITZERLAND;

TYTONIDAE;

EID: 77955128089     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01969.x     Document Type: Article

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