Independent differentiation of sexual and social traits

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 600-610

  Kendrick, Allison M ^a   Schlinger, Barney A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 0030439402     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1996.0063     Document Type: Article

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