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Predation risk affects egg mass but not egg steroid hormone concentrations in yellow-legged gulls

Predators have both direct, consumptive effects on their prey and non-lethal effects on physiology and behavior, including reproductive decisions, with cascading effects on prey ecology and evolution. Here, we experimentally tested such non-lethal effects of exposure to increased predation risk on c...

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Autores principales: Possenti, Cristina Daniela, Bentz, Alexandra Bea, Romano, Andrea, Parolini, Marco, Caprioli, Manuela, Rubolini, Diego, Navara, Kristen, Saino, Nicola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6688572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31413713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoy064