HPA axis regulation, survival, and reproduction in free-living sparrows: Functional relationships or developmental correlations?

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 190, Issue , 2012, Pages 188-193

  MacDougall Shackleton, Scott A ^a   Schmidt, Kim L ^a   Furlonger, Ainsley A ^a   MacDougall Shackleton, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

CORT fitness hypothesis; Developmental correlations; Glucocorticoids; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGG LAYING; HATCHING; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPARROW; STRESS; SURVIVAL RATE; VOCALIZATION; WINTER;

CORT-FITNESS HYPOTHESIS; DEVELOPMENTAL CORRELATIONS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYPOTHALAMUS-PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS;

ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SPARROWS;

EID: 84882895624     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.05.026     Document Type: Article

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