Abstract Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to
review biological effects of mercury (Hg) on Arctic biota in 2011 and 2018, there has been a …

Japanese quail originated from the wildlife environment and was first domesticated in Japan
in 1595. Japanese quail has widely distributed in various parts of the world. This bird is …

Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds is the most current and comprehensive
account of research on avian reproduction. It develops two unique themes: the consideration …

Drones and unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly used in research on wildlife. Their
wide applications can also give interesting insights into habitat use and population …

Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction/SJ Reynolds & DC Deeming--The fossil
record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation/DC Deeming--Nest construction …

In order to explain the huge variation in parental behaviour, evolutionary biologists have
traditionally used a cost–benefit approach, which enables them to analyse behavioural traits …

Hormones mediate major physiological and behavioural components of the reproductive
phenotype of individuals. To understand basic evolutionary processes in the hormonal …

Corticosterone has received considerable attention as the principal hormonal mediator of
allostasis or physiological stress in wild animals. More recently, it has also been implicated …

Mercury (Hg) is a globally important pollutant that can negatively impact metabolic,
endocrine and immune systems of marine biota. Seabirds are long-lived marine top …

Seabirds often have high loads of contaminants. These contaminants have endocrine
disrupting properties but their relationships with some endocrine mechanisms are still poorly …