Age and the timing of breeding in a long-lived bird: A role for stress hormones?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1007-1016

  Goutte, Aurélie ^a   Antoine, Élodie ^a   Weimerskirch, Henri ^a   Chastel, Olivier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Glucocorticoids; Laying date; Snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea); Stress response

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; DECISION MAKING; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HORMONE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAYING DATE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; PAGODROMA NIVEA; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 78149311535     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01712.x     Document Type: Article

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