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Baseline and stress-induced levels of corticosterone in male and female Afrotropical and European temperate stonechats during breeding

BACKGROUND: Latitudinal variation in avian life histories falls along a slow-fast pace of life continuum: tropical species produce small clutches, but have a high survival probability, while in temperate species the opposite pattern is found. This study investigated whether differential investment i...

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Autores principales: Apfelbeck, Beate, Helm, Barbara, Illera, Juan Carlos, Mortega, Kim G., Smiddy, Patrick, Evans, Neil P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28532466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-0960-9