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Why do some adult birds skip breeding? A hormonal investigation in a long-lived bird

Skipping reproduction is often observed in long-lived organisms, but proximate mechanisms remain poorly understood. Since young and/or very old snow petrels (Pagodroma nivea) commonly skip breeding, we tested whether they are physiologically able to breed during the pre-laying stage. To do so, we me...

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Autori principali: Goutte, Aurélie, Kriloff, Marion, Weimerskirch, Henri, Chastel, Olivier
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2011
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169054/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21508027
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0196
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