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Elevated glucocorticoid concentrations during gestation predict reduced reproductive success in subordinate female banded mongooses

Dominant females in social species have been hypothesized to reduce the reproductive success of their subordinates by inducing elevated circulating glucocorticoid (GC) concentrations. However, this ‘stress-related suppression' hypothesis has received little support in cooperatively breeding spe...

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Autores principales: Sanderson, J. L., Nichols, H. J., Marshall, H. H., Vitikainen, E. I. K., Thompson, F. J., Walker, S. L., Cant, M. A., Young, A. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4650177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26510673
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0620