A marker of biological ageing predicts adult risk preference in European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris
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Clare Andrews,a Daniel Nettle,a Sophie Reichert,b,c Tom Bedford,a Pat Monaghan,b Melissa Batesona aCentre for Behaviour and Evolution, Institute of Neuroscience and Newcastle University Institute of Ageing, Henry Wellcome Building, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK, bInstitute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK, and cDepartment of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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تاریخ انتشار 2018