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Reproductive success in the barn owl is linked to partner compatibility in glucocorticoid levels
Paul Béziers, Lukas Jenni, Alexandre Roulin, Bettina Almasi
This study finds that reproductive success in barn owls is linked to compatibility in baseline and stress-induced CORT levels between breeding partners, with context-dependent effects on clutch size and offspring body mass.
DOI 10.1101/517227