Developmental programming: Cumulative effects of increased pre-hatching corticosterone levels and post-hatching unpredictable food availability on physiology and behaviour in adulthood

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 494-500

  Zimmer, Cédric ^a   Boogert, Neeltje J ^a   Spencer, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental programming; Environmental matching; Exploration; HPA axis; Neophobia; Post natal stress; Pre natal stress; Quail; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMING; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DEVELOPMENTAL, AGE AND GROWTH PARAMETERS; EGG YOLK; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HATCHING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEOPHOBIA; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; STRESS; WORM;

DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMING; ENVIRONMENTAL MATCHING; EXPLORATION; HPA AXIS; NEOPHOBIA; POST-NATAL STRESS; PRE-NATAL STRESS; QUAIL; RISK-TAKING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; COTURNIX; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; RISK-TAKING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84884138055     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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