Egg size and yolk steroids vary across the laying order in cockatiel clutches: A strategy for reinforcing brood hierarchies?

Corinne P. Kozlowski; Robert E. Ricklefs

doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.06.006

Egg size and yolk steroids vary across the laying order in cockatiel clutches: A strategy for reinforcing brood hierarchies?

Corinne P. Kozlowski
, Robert E. Ricklefs

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	General and Comparative Endocrinology
Volume	168
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.06.006
State	Published - Sep 1 2010

Disciplines

Endocrinology
Biology
Anatomy
Internal Medicine

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