Survival of adult barn owls is linked to corticosterone levels
P. Beziers, F. Korner, L. Jenni, A. Roulin, B. Almasi
This study links corticosterone levels in barn owls to survival probability, finding higher survival in males with elevated baseline and stress-induced corticosterone, and in females with elevated stress-induced levels.
bioRxiv · Jan 18, 2019Evolutionary Biology