Effects of testosterone on spatial activity in free-ranging male dark-eyed juncos, junco hyemalis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 1445-1455

  Chandler, C Ray ^a,c   Ketterson, Ellen D ^a   Nolan, Val ^a   Ziegenfus, Charles ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DARK-EYED JUNCO; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; HOME RANGE; SPATIAL ACTIVITY; TERRITORY; TESTOSTERONE;

JUNCO HYEMALIS;

EID: 0028174889     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1994.1191     Document Type: Article

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