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Embryonic modulation of maternal steroids in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Jan 2011
Paitz Ryan T, Bowden Rachel M, Casto Joseph M
Abstract excerpt
In birds, maternally derived yolk steroids are a proposed mechanism by which females can adjust individual offspring phenotype to prevailing conditions. However, when interests of mother and offspring differ, parent-offspring conflict will arise and embryonic interests, not those of the mother, should drive offspring response to maternal steroids in eggs. Because of this potential conflict, we investigated the...
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