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Ethan T. Boertje, Auteur ; Nicole M. Snyder, Auteur ; Wendy L. Reed, Auteur ; Jeffrey D. Kittilson, Auteur ; Mark E. Clark, AuteurMaternally derived hormones are known to influence the growth and development of offspring. The differential deposition of these maternally derived hormones into egg yolk is one way by which females can alter their chicks' growth or survival. Yo[...]
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Jennifer L. Newbrey, Auteur ; Wendy L. Reed, AuteurCapturing breeding female blackbirds using mist nets and food-baited traps can be challenging because nets are difficult to set in wetland habitats and females feed preferentially on insects. Given the problems associated with other trapping met[...]
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Jennifer L. Newbrey, Auteur ; Wendy L. Reed, AuteurCondition-dependent resource allocation to eggs can affect offspring growth and survival, with potentially different effects on male and female offspring, particularly in sexually dimorphic species. We investigated the influence of maternal body[...]
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Susana I. Peluc, Auteur ; Wendy L. Reed, Auteur ; Penelope Gibbs, Auteur ; Kevin J. McGraw, AuteurMaternal resources deposited in eggs can affect the development of several off spring phenotypic traits and result in trade-offs among them. For example, maternal androgens in eggs may be beneficial to off spring growth and competitive ability, [...]
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Todd A. Boonstra, Auteur ; Mark E. Clark, Auteur ; Wendy L. Reed, AuteurVariation in maternal investments to offspring presumably reflects an optimization of resource allocation such that a female's fitness is maximized. In birds, both egg size and yolk constituents are examples of resources that can vary among offs[...]
