Eggshell Appearance Does Not Signal Maternal Corticosterone Exposure in Japanese Quail: An Experimental Study with Brown-Spotted Eggs

Reproduction is a critical period for birds as they have to cope with many stressful events. One consequence of an acute exposure to stress is the release of corticosterone, the avian stress hormone. Prolonged stress can have negative impacts on the immune system, resulting in, for example, increase...

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Autores principales: Duval, Camille, Cassey, Phillip, Lovell, Paul G., Mikšík, Ivan, Reynolds, S. James, Spencer, Karen A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3848978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24312476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080485

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3848978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24312476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080485

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