Female variation in allocation of steroid hormones, antioxidants and fatty acids: a multilevel analysis in a wild passerine bird
L. Mentesana, C. Isaksson, W. Goymann, M. N. Andersson, M. Trappschuh, M. Hau
The paper analyzes variation in steroid hormones, antioxidants, and fatty acids in great tit egg yolks across laying sequences and population levels, finding differences in allocation patterns and female repeatability.
bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2018Physiology