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Corticosterone alone does not trigger a short term behavioural shift in incubating female common eiders Somateria mollissima, but does modify long term reproductive success

Francois Criscuolo, Auteur ; Olivier Chastel, Auteur ; Fabrice Bertile, Auteur ; Geir Wing Gabrielsen, Auteur ; Yvon Le Maho, Auteur ; Thierry Raclot, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (36(4) JUL 2005)

The trade-off between reproductive effort and adult survival in birds is modulated by several factors. Corticosterone and prolactin have additive effects on reproductive behaviour by stimulating foraging and parental behaviours, respectively. Wh[...]

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