Endocrine phenotype, reproductive success and survival in the great tit, Parus major

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1988-1998

  Ouyang, J Q ^a,e   Sharp, P ^b   Quetting, M ^c,d   Hau, M ^c,d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Fitness; Hormone evolution; Prolactin; Selection

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; HORMONE; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD;

PARUS MAJOR;

CORTICOSTERONE; HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GERMANY; HORMONE EVOLUTION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SELECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SONGBIRD; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL;

CORTICOSTERONE; FITNESS; HORMONE EVOLUTION; PROLACTIN; SELECTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HORMONES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; PHENOTYPE; PROLACTIN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84882668990     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12202     Document Type: Article

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