Search Results - "Riedstra, Bernd"
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Plasticity in metabolism of maternal androgens in avian embryos
Published in Scientific reports (18-05-2023)“…Mothers can influence offspring phenotypes by transferring non-genetic information to the young, which provides them with a flexible tool to adjust the…”
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Does paternal immunocompetence affect offspring vulnerability to maternal androgens? A study in domestic chickens
Published in Biology open (20-11-2019)“…Exposure of yolk androgens can positively stimulate chick growth and competitive ability, but may negatively affect immunity. It has been hypothesized that…”
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Effects of maternal androgens and their metabolite etiocholanolone on prenatal development in birds
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-08-2024)“…Offspring phenotypes can be affected by maternal testosterone and androstenedione (A4), which are considered a tool of mothers to adjust offspring to a…”
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Embryonic heart rate is affected by yolk androgens and egg laying sequence, and correlates with embryonic tissue growth: A study in rock pigeons
Published in General and comparative endocrinology (01-03-2023)“…•Yolk androgens stimulate embryonic heart rate during a certain time window.•Yolk androgens stimulate prenatal growth.•Embryonic heart rate during incubation…”
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Ejaculate testosterone levels affect maternal investment in red junglefowl (Gallus gallus gallus)
Published in Scientific reports (20-08-2019)“…Substantial concentrations of testosterone are not only present in a male’s circulation, but also in its ejaculate. Surprisingly, the regulation of ejaculate T…”
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Early conversion of maternal androgens affects the embryo already in the first week of development
Published in Biology letters (2005) (01-03-2023)“…Maternal androgen exposure has potent effects on offspring development. As substantial levels of maternal androgens are deposited in avian egg yolks, avian…”
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Effects of early predation and social cues on the relationship between laterality and personality
Published in Behavioral ecology (01-05-2024)“…Abstract Individual differences in laterality and personality are expected to covary, as emotions are processed differently by the two hemispheres, and…”
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Differential temperature effects on photoperiodism in female voles: A possible explanation for declines in vole populations
Published in Molecular ecology (01-06-2022)“…Many mammalian species use photoperiod as a predictive cue to time seasonal reproduction. In addition, metabolic effects on the reproductive axis may also…”
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Dynamics of maternal androgens and its metabolites during early embryonic development: embryonic modification of a maternal effect
Published in Journal of endocrinology (01-08-2023)“…In birds, exposure to maternal (yolk) testosterone affects a diversity of offspring post-hatching traits, which eventually affect offspring competitiveness…”
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Correction to: Are lateralized and bold fish optimistic or pessimistic?
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The relationship between male social status, ejaculate and circulating testosterone concentration and female yolk androgen transfer in red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
Published in Hormones and behavior (01-11-2019)“…Several studies show that avian females prefer males based on their secondary sexual ornaments and dominance status. We tested in red junglefowl (Gallus…”
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The effect of light during embryonic development on laterality and exploration in Western Rainbowfish
Published in Laterality (Hove) (2024)“…Several factors affect the development of lateralization such as hormones and light exposure during early development. Laterality also often correlates with…”
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Is imitational learning a driving factor for the population bias in human hand preference?
Published in Journal of human evolution (01-10-2021)“…Lateral preference is a widespread organizational principle in human and nonhuman animals. In humans, the most apparent lateralized trait (handedness) is…”
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Commentary to the perspectives paper by Ocklenburg et al.: The importance of understanding function and evolution
Published in Laterality (Hove) (04-05-2021)“…Ocklenburg et al. (2020, Laterality 2020: Entering the next decade. ) provided the field of laterality research with a stimulating research perspective for the…”
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The importance of understanding function and evolution
Published in Laterality (Hove) (04-05-2021)“…Ocklenburg et al. ( 2020 , Laterality 2020: Entering the next decade. Laterality) provided the field of laterality research with a stimulating research…”
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Practice of Noseband Use and Intentions Towards Behavioural Change in Dutch Equestrians
Published in Animals (Basel) (12-12-2019)“…Understanding equestrians' noseband tightening practices and intentions is necessary to target welfare improvement strategies. Firstly, we measured tightness…”
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Feather damaging behaviour in parrots: A review with consideration of comparative aspects
Published in Applied animal behaviour science (01-11-2009)“…Feather damaging behaviour (also referred to as feather picking or feather plucking) is a behavioural disorder that is frequently encountered in captive…”
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Brood size and immunity costs in zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata
Published in Journal of avian biology (01-01-2005)“…Birds rearing experimentally enlarged broods have lower antibody responses to a novel antigen, and we tested three hypotheses that could explain this result…”
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Early feather pecking as a form of social exploration: the effect of group stability on feather pecking and tonic immobility in domestic chicks
Published in Applied animal behaviour science (30-05-2002)“…In two lines of White Leghorns that differ in their propensity to feather peck, feather pecking was already present 1 day after hatching. A significant line…”
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Handedness in a nonindustrial society challenges the fighting hypothesis as an evolutionary explanation for left-handedness
Published in Evolution and human behavior (01-03-2012)“…Abstract Handedness is a heritable trait, and left-handedness is related with increased fitness costs. Left-handedness persists, however, as a minority in…”
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