Effects of testosterone on use of space by male dark-eyed juncos when their mates are fertile

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 543-549

  Chandler, C Ray ^a   Ketterson, Ellen D ^b   Nolan Jr , Val ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DARK-EYED JUNCO; SPACE USE; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; JUNCO HYEMALIS;

EID: 0031238595     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0448     Document Type: Article

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