Article
Developmental conditions have intergenerational effects on corticosterone levels in a passerine.
Hormones and behavior - 1 Aug 2021
Kraft Fanny-Linn H, Crino Ondi L, Buchanan Katherine L
Abstract excerpt
The developmental environment can have powerful, canalizing effects that last throughout an animal's life and even across generations. Intergenerational effects of early-life conditions may affect offspring phenotype through changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA). However, such effects remain largely untested in altricial birds. Here, we tested the impact of maternal and paternal developmental...
Topics
- Animals
- Corticosterone
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
- Phenotype
- Pituitary-Adrenal System
- Songbirds