Here today, not gone tomorrow: Long-term effects of corticosterone

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 217-226

  Schoech, Stephan J ^a   Rensel, Michelle A ^a,b   Wilcoxen, Travis E ^a,c  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field endocrinology; Hormonal organization and activation; Parental care; Parental or environmental programming; Personality; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DNA; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONE; PARENTAL CARE; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALIA; APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS; APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS COERULESCENS; AVES; CORVIDAE; MAMMALIA; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 84865831491     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-012-0820-8     Document Type: Review

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