Does mate quality influence the differential allocation of resources to developing eggs of female zebra finches?

ZOOL 567, Fall 2021.

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Giles, Tianna.

This dissemination piece investigates the effect of mate quality on maternal effect patterns of differential allocation and compensatory investment in zebra finch offspring. It also explores the adaptive function of these allocation patterns by investigating hormonal influences on offspring fitness.

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