Food availability, energetic constraints and reproductive development in a wild seasonally breeding songbird
In many organisms, food availability is a proximate cue that synchronizes seasonal development of the reproductive system with optimal environmental conditions. Growth of the gonads and secondary sexual characteristics is orchestrated by the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis. However, our u...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974902/ |