Baseline and stress-induced levels of corticosterone in male and female Afrotropical and European temperate stonechats during breeding

Baseline and stress-induced levels of corticosterone in male and female Afrotropical and European temperate stonechats during breeding

Abstract Background Latitudinal variation in avian life histories falls along a slow-fast pace of life continuum: tropical species produce small clutches, but have a high survival probability, while in temperate species the opposite pattern is found. This study investigated whether differential inve...

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Main Authors: Beate Apfelbeck, Barbara Helm, Juan Carlos Illera, Kim G. Mortega, Patrick Smiddy, Neil P. Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Life history
Corticosterone
Tropical-temperate
Simulated territorial intrusion (STI)
Seasonal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0960-9

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