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Maternally derived yolk testosterone enhances the development of the hatching muscle in the red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus.

Hatching asynchrony in avian species often leads to the formation of a size hierarchy that places last-hatched nestlings at a significant disadvantage. The hatching muscle (musculus complexus) is responsible for breaking the shell during hatching and for dorsal flexion of the neck during begging. An...

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Autori principali: Lipar, J L, Ketterson, E D
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2000
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1690769/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11075714
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