Penguin chicks benefit from elevated yolk androgen levels under sibling competition.
Crested penguins (genus Eudyptes) have a peculiar hatching pattern, with the first-laid egg (A-egg) hatching after the second-laid egg (B-egg) and chicks from A-eggs typically having a much lower survival probability. Maternal yolk androgens have been suggested to contribute to the competitive super...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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