The challenge hypothesis and seasonal changes in aggression and steroids in male northern fence lizards (Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 197-204

  Klukowski, Matthew ^a   Nelson, Craig E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHESIS; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031866888     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1998.1449     Document Type: Article

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