Maternally Derived Egg Hormones, Antibodies and Antimicrobial Proteins: Common and Different Pathways of Maternal Effects in Japanese Quail

Between-female variation in house sparrow yolk testosterone concentration is negatively associated with CYP19A1 (aromatase) mRNA expression in ovarian follicles

(2012) Jeremy R. Egbert et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Carotenoid supplementation and GnRH challenges influence female endocrine physiology, immune function, and egg-yolk characteristics in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

(2012) Susana I. Peluc et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Growth and innate immunity are not limited by selection for high egg testosterone content in Japanese quail

(2012) Z. Kankova et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Experimental Evidence for Genetic Heritability of Maternal Hormone Transfer to Offspring

(2011) Monika Okuliarova et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Effects of divergent selection for yolk testosterone content on growth characteristics of Japanese quail

(2011) Monika Okuliarova et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Sources of variation in yolk hormone deposition: Consistency, inheritance and developmental effects

(2011) Wendt Müller et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Experimentally increased in ovo testosterone leads to increased plasma bactericidal activity and decreased cutaneous immune response in nestling house wrens

(2011) S. G. Clairardin et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

A Place to Hide in the Home-Cage Decreases Yolk Androgen Levels and Offspring Emotional Reactivity in Japanese Quail

(2011) Vanessa Guesdon et al.   PLoS One

Geographical Variation in Egg Mass and Egg Content in a Passerine Bird

(2011) Suvi Ruuskanen et al.   PLoS One

Egg antimicrobials, embryo sex and chick phenotype in the yellow-legged gull

(2010) Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Heritable Variation in Maternal Yolk Hormone Transfer in a Wild Bird Population

(2009) Barbara Tschirren et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Egg composition in relation to social environment and maternal physiological condition in the collared flycatcher

(2009) Rita Hargitai et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Short- and long-term consequences of prenatal testosterone for immune function: an experimental study in the zebra finch

(2009) Michael Tobler et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Divergent selection for inherent fearfulness leads to divergent yolk steroid levels in quail

(2009) Bertin et al.   BEHAVIOUR

Variability of yolk testosterone concentrations during the reproductive cycle of Japanese quail

(2009) Monika Okuliarová et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Social motivation affects the display of individual discrimination in young and adult japanese quail(Coturnix japonica)

(2009) C. Schweitzer et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY

The effects of experimentally manipulated yolk androgens on growth and immune function of male and female nestling collared flycatchers Ficedula albicollis

(2009) Natalia Pitala et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Yolk androgens and the development of avian immunity: an experiment in jackdaws (Corvus monedula)

(2009) M. I. Sandell et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Do birds differentially distribute antimicrobial proteins within clutches of eggs?

(2008) Matthew D. Shawkey et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Yolk testosterone levels and dietary carotenoids influence growth and immunity of grey partridge chicks

(2008) Marco Cucco et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Maternal antibodies reduce costs of an immune response during development

(2008) J. L. Grindstaff   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Hormone-mediated maternal effects in birds: mechanisms matter but what do we know of them?

(2007) Ton. G.G Groothuis et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES