Natural selection and glucocorticoid physiology

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-274

  Patterson, S H ^a   Hahn, T P ^b   Cornelius, J M ^b   Breuner, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Natural selection; Physiological trait; Trade offs; White crowned sparrow

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HORMONE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS;

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; METABOLISM; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAIT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPARROW; TRADE-OFFS; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS;

GLUCOCORTICOIDS; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAIT; TRADE-OFFS; WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPARROWS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84892881104     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12286     Document Type: Article

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