Maternal Effects in Relation to Helper Presence in the Cooperatively Breeding Sociable Weaver

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Paquet, Matthieu ^a   Covas, Rita ^b,c,d   Chastel, Olivier ^e   Parenteau, Charline ^e   Doutrelant, Claire ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CAROTENOID; CORTICOSTERONE; RAIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING METHOD; CLUTCH SIZE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SIZE; EGG YOLK; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLEDGLING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PHILETAIRUS SOCIUS; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CAROTENOIDS; CORTICOSTERONE; EGG YOLK; EGGS; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERIFORMES; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

PHILETAIRUS SOCIUS; PHILETARIUS SOCIUS;

EID: 84875409105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059336     Document Type: Article

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