Feather corticosterone reveals effect of moulting conditions in the autumn on subsequent reproductive output and survival in an Arctic migratory bird

For birds, unpredictable environments during the energetically stressful times of moulting and breeding are expected to have negative fitness effects. Detecting those effects however, might be difficu

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Main Authors: Harms, N.J. (N. Jane), Legagneux, P. (Pierre), Gilchrist, H.G. (Hugh Grant), Bêty, J. (Joël), Love, O.P. (Oliver P.), Forbes, M. (Mark), Bortolotti, G.R. (Gary R.), Soos, C. (Catherine)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Avian cholera
Carry-over effects
Common eider
Feather corticosterone
Moult
Reproductive success
Arctic
Common Eider
Online Access:https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/13445
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.2085
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Summary:For birds, unpredictable environments during the energetically stressful times of moulting and breeding are expected to have negative fitness effects. Detecting those effects however, might be difficu

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