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Egg-yolk androgen and carotenoid deposition as a function of maternal social environment in barn swallows Hirundo rustica

Rebecca J. Safran, Auteur ; Kevin J. McGraw, Auteur ; Kevin M. Pilz, Auteur ; Stephanie M. Correa, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (41(4) JUL 2010)

Evidence is mounting that female animals use egg-yolk compounds (e.g. steroids, antioxidants) to adaptively engineer the quality of their offspring as a function of several maternal and environmental factors. Though adjustments to yolk allocatio[...]

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