The ecological and physiological bases of variation in the phenology of gonad growth in an urban and desert songbird
•We found no habitat-associated difference in food availability (arthropod biomass).•Unlike desert areas, urban areas had no detectable seasonal change in tree growth.•Desert, but not urban birds, had a marked plasma T response to GnRH challenge.•The timing of reproductive development varied inter-a...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Academic Press
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890648/ |