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Yolk steroids in great tit Parus major eggs: variation and covariation between hormones and with environmental and parental factors

ABSTRACT: Avian mothers can potentially alter the phenotypes of their offspring by varying the concentration of steroid hormones in their eggs. We explored variation in androstenedione (A4), testosterone (T), 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT), 17β-estradiol (E2), and corticosterone (CORT) in the yolks of...

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Published in:Behav Ecol Sociobiol
Main Authors: Lessells, C. M., Ruuskanen, S., Schwabl, H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859857/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27217613
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-016-2107-1
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