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Fran Bonier
Back to facultyProfessor of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary PhysiologyQueen's University
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Strategic adjustment of parental care in tree swallows: life-history trade-offs and the role of glucocorticoids.
Royal Society open science · 2016 · senior author
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Strategic adjustment of parental care in tree swallows: life-history trade-offs and the role of glucocorticoids.
Akçay Ç, Lendvai ÁZ, Stanback M, Haussmann M, Moore IT, Bonier F
Royal Society open science2016Senior author
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