Embryonic modulation of maternal steroids in European starlings [Sturnus vulgaris)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1702, 2011, Pages 99-106

  Paitz, Ryan T ^a   Bowden, Rachel M ^a   Casto, Joseph M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Etiocholanolone; Sexual differentiation; Steroid metabolism; Yolk steroids

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; HORMONE; MATERNAL EFFECT; METABOLISM; OVIPOSITION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; STEROID;

AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 78650383086     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0813     Document Type: Conference Paper

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