Postmigratory body condition and ovarian steroid production predict breeding decisions by female gray-headed albatrosses

• Published in: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
• Main Authors: Crossin, Glenn T., Phillips, Richard A., Wynne-Edwards, Katherine E., Williams, Tony D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Chicago 2013
• Subjects: Bird Island
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/504006/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/504006/1/Crossin%20et%20al%20-%20Post-migratory%20body%20condition%20-%20accepted.pdf

Carryover effects have been documented in many migratory bird species, but we know little about the physiological mechanisms that mediate those effects. Here we show that the energetic, endocrine, and aerobic characteristics of postmigratory female gray-headed albatrosses (Thalassarche chrysostoma)...