Corticosterone and brood abandonment in a passerine bird

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 261-268

  Ouyang, Jenny Q ^a   Quetting, Michael ^b   Hau, Michaela ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brood value; Corticosterone; Great tit; Life history trade off; Nest desertion; Parental investment; Parus major

Indexed keywords

BROOD DESERTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HORMONE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NESTLING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; TRADE-OFF;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84862638767     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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