Influences of maternal corticosterone and selection for contrasting adrenocortical responsiveness in Japanese quail on developmental instability of female progeny.

Differences in developmental instability were assessed in female offspring of Japanese quail hens selected for reduced (low stress, LS) or exaggerated (high stress, HS) plasma corticosterone (B) response to stress and treated with a placebo or B during egg formation. Hens of each line were implanted (s.c.