Effects of parental and own early developmental conditions on the phenotype in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 263-275

  Krause, E Tobias ^a   Naguib, Marc ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developmental conditions; Developmental stress; Exploration; Nutritional stress; Transgenerational effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893933301     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-013-9674-7     Document Type: Article

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