Although most work on prenatal stress has been conducted on mammalian species, birds
provide useful alternative models since avian embryos develop outside the mother's body in …

When faced with changing environments, organisms rapidly mount physiological and
behavioural responses, accommodating new environmental inputs in their functioning. The …

Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds is the most current and comprehensive
account of research on avian reproduction. It develops two unique themes: the consideration …

Background Gonadal fate in many reptiles, fish, and amphibians is modulated by the
temperature experienced during a critical period early in life (temperature-dependent sex …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the physiology, ecology, and behavior of
hormones in avian eggs. The main source of hormones found in avian eggs is the maturing …

The impact of early stress on juvenile development has intrigued scientists for decades, but
the adaptive significance of such effects remains an ongoing debate. This debate has …

Maternal stress can prenatally influence offspring phenotypes and there are an increasing
number of ecological studies that are bringing to bear biomedical findings to natural …

1. Examining the demographic responses of populations to disease epidemics and the
nature of compensatory responses to perturbation from epidemics is critical to our …

Some bird species would be able to manipulate primary sex ratio, ie the proportion of male
and female offspring at the laying time. Such trait could be considered being mostly under …

Over the past two decades, studies of songbird populations have detected decreases in the
reproductive success of individuals living in urban areas. Anthropogenic noise is considered …