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Maternal Androgens Increase Sibling Aggression, Dominance, and Competitive Ability in the Siblicidal Black-Legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Animals and plants routinely produce more offspring than they can afford to rear. Mothers can favour certain young by conferring on them competitive advantages such as a leading position in the birth sequence, more resources or hormones. Avian mothers create hatching asynchrony within a clutch and a...

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Main Authors: Müller, Martina S., Roelofs, Yvonne, Erikstad, Kjell Einar, Groothuis, Ton G. G.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480423/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112843
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047763
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