Plasma levels of luteinizing hormone and prolactin in relation to double brooding in Great Tit (Parus major)

The reproductive behaviors of birds are mainly controlled by the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis. Many studies have shown that reproductive hormones are tightly linked to the breeding sub-stages. However, only a few studies have examined the temporal trend of hormone levels among different reprodu...

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Main Authors: Xudong Li, Wenyu Xu, Jiangping Yu, Wutong Zhang, Haitao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-01-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716622000135