Ghrelin, not corticosterone, is associated with transitioning of phenotypic states in a migratory Galliform

In both captive and free-living birds, the emergence of the migratory phenotype is signalled by rapid and marked increases in food intake and fuelling, as well as changes in amount of nocturnality or migratory restlessness. The metabolic hormone corticosterone and, as more recently suggested, the gu...

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Main Authors: Valeria Marasco, Hiroyuki Kaiya, Gianni Pola, Leonida Fusani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.1058298/full