Maternal androgens increase sibling aggression, dominance, and competitive ability in the siblicidal black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla).
Animals and plants routinely produce more offspring than they can afford to rear. Mothers can favour certain young by conferring on them competitive advantages such as a leading position in the birth sequence, more resources or hormones. Avian mothers create hatching asynchrony within a clutch and a...
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Autores principales: | Martina S Müller, Yvonne Roelofs, Kjell Einar Erikstad, Ton G G Groothuis |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/1b2d075d511f43df9e2a757b51d4db57 |
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