Transient and permanent effects of suboptimal incubation temperatures on growth, metabolic rate, immune function and adrenocortical responses in zebra finches
In birds, incubation temperature can vary by several degrees Celsius among nests of a given species. Parents may alter incubation temperature to cope with environmental conditions and/or to manipulate embryonic development, and such changes in incubation behavior could have long-lasting effects on o...
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Published in | Journal of experimental biology Vol. 218; no. Pt 18; pp. 2847 - 2855 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
01.09.2015
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