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Timeline of the experimental procedure and blood sampling periods. Each block represents 1 week, black blocks are within the experimental reproductive rounds, while grey blocks are ‘rest periods’ during which birds were either housed in single-sex flight cages, or in mixed groups in home aviaries, but not provided with nesting materials.
