Stress Response and the Value of Reproduction: Are Birds Prudent Parents?
Stress Response and the Value of Reproduction: Are Birds Prudent Parents?
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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English
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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In vertebrates, stressors such as starvation or predator attacks stimulate the rapid elevation of circulating glucocorticoid hormones, triggering physiological and behavioral responses that aid immediate survival but simultaneously inhibit reproduction. This stress response has been proposed to serve as a physiological mediator of life‐history trad...
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Stress Response and the Value of Reproduction: Are Birds Prudent Parents?
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_198678025
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_198678025
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0003-0147
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1537-5323
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10.1086/597610
