Unifying quantitative life-history theory and field endocrinology to assess prudent parenthood in a long-lived seabird

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 779-792

  Satterthwaite, William H ^a,b   Kitaysky, Alexander S ^c   Hatch, Scott A ^d   Piatt, John F ^d   Mangel, Marc ^b  

^a MRAG Americas   (United States)

^b University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black legged kittiwake; CORT fitness hypothesis; Corticosterone; Endocrinology; Life history; Prudent parent.

Indexed keywords

AVES; RISSA TRIDACTYLA;

EID: 79251516421     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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