Reproductive effort affects oxidative status and stress in an Antarctic penguin species: An experimental study.

The oxidative cost of reproduction has been a matter of debate in recent years presumably because of the lack of proper experimental studies. Based on the hypothesis that different brood sizes produce differential reproductive costs, an experimental manipulation during breeding of Adélie penguins wa...

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Main Authors: Roger Colominas-Ciuró, Mercedes Santos, Néstor Coria, Andrés Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5426717?pdf=render