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Maternal glucocorticoid levels during incubation predict breeding success, but not reproductive investment, in a free-ranging bird

The hormone corticosterone (CORT) has been hypothesized to be linked with fitness, but the directionality of the relationship is unclear. The ‘CORT-fitness hypothesis’ proposes that high levels of CORT arise from challenging environmental conditions, resulting in lower reproductive success (a negati...

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Autores principales: Fischer, Devin, Marrotte, Robby R., Chin, Eunice H., Coulson, Smolly, Burness, Gary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7595688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33077551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.045898