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Elevated corticosterone levels decrease reproductive output of chick-rearing Adélie penguins but do not affect chick mass at fledging
Study of physiological mechanisms can help us to understand how animals respond to changing environmental conditions. In particular, stress hormones (i.e. glucocorticoids, such as corticosterone) are described as mediating resource allocation, allowing animals to adjust their physiology and behaviou...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4732446/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293591 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cot007 |