Nestling diet, secondary sexual traits and fitness in the zebra finch
Nestling diet, secondary sexual traits and fitness in the zebra finch
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The Royal Society
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We examined the effect of nestling diet quality on a suite of physiological, morphological and life-history traits in adult male zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata. Compared with birds reared on a supplemented diet, nestlings reared on a seed-only diet showed a reduced rate of growth and reduced cell-mediated immune function as measured by an in vi...
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Nestling diet, secondary sexual traits and fitness in the zebra finch
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TN_cdi_royalsociety_journals_10_1098_rspb_1999_0649
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_royalsociety_journals_10_1098_rspb_1999_0649
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0962-8452
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1471-2954
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10.1098/rspb.1999.0649
