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What ecological factors can affect albumen corticosterone levels in the clutches of seabirds? Timing of breeding, disturbance and laying order in rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome)

M. Poisbleau, Laurent Demongin, Frédéric Angelier, Sumaya Dano, André Lacroix, Petra Quillfeldt

General and Comparative Endocrinology · 2009 · 17 citations · 28 references

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Yolk is a source of maternal testosterone for developing birds.

Hubert Schwabl · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1993 · 861 citations

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Maternal corticosterone is transferred to avian yolk and may alter offspring growth and adult phenotype

Lisa S. Hayward, John C. Wingfield · General and Comparative Endocrinology · 2003 · 453 citations

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Stress Hormones: A Link between Maternal Condition and Sex‐Biased Reproductive Investment

Oliver P. Love, Eunice H. Chin, Katherine E. Wynne‐Edwards et al. · The American Naturalist · 2005 · 332 citations

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Stressed mothers lay eggs with high corticosterone levels which produce low‐quality offspring

Nicola Saino, Maria Rosaria Romano, Raffaella Ferrari et al. · Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology · 2005 · 317 citations · Full text

Behavioral and hormonal responses of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) to tourism and nest site visitation

Gene S. Fowler · Biological Conservation · 1999 · 256 citations

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