Feather steroid hormone concentrations in relation to age, sex, and molting time in a long‐distance migratory passerine

Abstract In birds, concentrations of testosterone (T) and corticosterone (Cort) are closely connected with many morphological, behavioral, and other physiological traits, including reproduction, metabolism, immunity, and fitness. The direction of the effect of these hormones on above‐mentioned trait...

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Main Authors: Marie Adámková, Zuzana Bílková, Oldřich Tomášek, Zdeněk Šimek, Tomáš Albrecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5447
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