Effects of food availability on yolk androgen deposition in the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), a seabird with facultative brood reduction.

In birds with facultative brood reduction, survival of the junior chick is thought to be regulated primarily by food availability. In black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) where parents and chicks are provided with unlimited access to supplemental food during the breeding season, brood reductio...

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Auteurs principaux: Z M Benowitz-Fredericks, Alexander S Kitaysky, Jorg Welcker, Scott A Hatch
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/0cc94f68fa7940538d84c5c7c2207336
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