Maternal thyroid hormones enhance hatching success but decrease nestling body mass in the rock pigeon (Columba livia).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.10.011
Abstract: Thyroid hormones (THs) - triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) - are essential for embryonic development in vertebrates. All vertebrate embryos are exposed to THs from maternal origin. As maternal TH levels are known to be… read more here.
Keywords: rock pigeon; pigeon columba; hatching success; pigeon ... See more keywords