Influence of experimentally elevated testosterone on nest defence in dark-eyed juncos

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 617-621

  Cawthorn, J Michelle ^a   Morris, Dana L ^a   Ketterson, Ellen D ^a   Nolan, Val ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; MALE BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; JUNCO HYEMALIS; PASSERIFORMES; TAMIAS STRIATUS;

EID: 0032169334     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0849     Document Type: Article

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