Sexually selected vigilance behaviour of the grey partridge is affected by plasma androgen levels

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1013-1018

  Fusani, L ^a,c   Beani, L ^a   Lupo, C ^b   Dessi Fulgheri F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREY PARTRIDGE; MATE CHOICE; PLASMA ANDROGEN; VIGILANCE BEHAVIOUR;

PERDIX PERDIX; RAPTORES;

EID: 0030734186     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0518     Document Type: Article

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