Oxidative stress in response to natural and experimentally elevated reproductive effort is tissue dependent

Functional Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 402-410

  Xu, Yan Chao ^a,b   Yang, Deng Bao ^a,b   Speakman, John R ^c,d   Wang, De Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brandt's vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii); Lactation; Life history trade offs; Litter size; Oxidative damage

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIPID; OXIDATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RODENT;

LASIOPODOMYS BRANDTII; MURIDAE;

EID: 84896053855     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12168     Document Type: Article

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