Effects of elevated yolk testosterone levels on survival, growth and immunity of male and female yellow-legged gull chicks

By D. Rubolini, M. Romano, R. Martinelli, N. Saino. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2005

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Parasitology

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Citations in the corpus

• Manipulation of primary sex-ratio: an updated review (2006, background): “By contrast, injecting yellow legged-gull ( Larus cachinnans ) eggs with testosterone resulted in a reduction of female embryonic survival (Rubolini et al ., 2006).”
• Chapter 7 Hormones in Avian Eggs: Physiology, Ecology and Behavior (2008, background): “Significant effects of yolk androgens on growth have, however, not always been found in nestlings (Rubolini et al., 2006a; Tobler et al., 2007b), and indeed some studies have identified negative effects on growth.”