Developmental Plasticity: The Influence of Neonatal Diet and Immune Challenges on Carotenoid-Based Ornamental Coloration and Adult Immune Function in Mallard Ducks
abstract: Conditions during development can shape the expression of traits at adulthood, a phenomenon called developmental plasticity. In this context, factors such as nutrition or health state during development can affect current and subsequent physiology, body size, brain structure, ornamentation...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14497 |