Postmigratory body condition and ovarian steroid production predict breeding decisions by female gray-headed albatrosses

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 761-768

  Crossin, Glenn T ^a   Phillips, Richard A ^b   Wynne Edwards, Katherine E ^c   Williams, Tony D ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BREEDING POPULATION; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FEMALE; HORMONE; INHIBITION; OXIC CONDITIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEABIRD; STEROID;

ANTARCTICA; BIRD ISLAND [SOUTH GEORGIA]; SOUTH GEORGIA;

DRUG DERIVATIVE; HEMOGLOBIN; PAPAVERINE; PAPAVERINE CODECARBOXYLATE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BIRD; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BIRDS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PAPAVERINE; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84887761759     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673755     Document Type: Article

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