Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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The role of corticosterone in breeding effort and reproductive success in tree swallows

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Fischer, Devin, Thesis advisor (ths): Burness, Gary, Degree committee member (dgc): Nol, Erica, Degree committee member (dgc): Nocera, Joseph, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Glucocorticoids (e.g., corticosterone (CORT)) are hypothesized to mediate decisions regarding reproductive investment during breeding, but the directionality of the relationship is not clear. The CORT-fitness hypothesis posits that high levels of CORT arise from challenging environmental conditions in which an individual will conserve resources for future reproduction or self-maintenance… more