Sex-specific offspring growth according to maternal testosterone, corticosterone, and glucose levels

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 205-212

  Helle, Samuli ^a   Laaksonen, Toni ^a   Huitu, Otso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

fitness; maternal effects; Microtus agrestis; prenatal; sex biased investment

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GLUCOSE; METABOLITE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX PHEROMONE; SEX RATIO;

MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84871258015     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars155     Document Type: Article

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