Effects of prenatal testosterone exposure on antioxidant status and bill color in adult zebra finches

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 333-345

  Tobler, Michael ^a   Sandell, Maria I ^a   Chiriac, Sandra ^a   Hasselquist, Dennis ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANTIBODY; ANTIOXIDANT; COLOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HORMONE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COLORIMETRY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEAK; COLORIMETRY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; PIGMENTATION; SONGBIRDS; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84876968442     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670194     Document Type: Article

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