Are thyroid hormones mediators of incubation temperature-induced phenotypes in birds?

Biology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  DuRant, S E ^a,b   Carter, A W ^a   Denver, R J ^c   Hepp, G R ^d   Hopkins, W A ^a  

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

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal effects; Parental care; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; HATCHING; HORMONE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARENTAL CARE; PHENOTYPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; DUCK; MATERNAL EFFECTS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TEMPERATURE;

MATERNAL EFFECTS; PARENTAL CARE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

ANIMALS; DUCKS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; PHENOTYPE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TEMPERATURE; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 84893843915     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0950     Document Type: Article

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