Effects of testosterone on sexual behavior and morphology in adult female leopard geckos, Eublepharis macularius

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-128

  Rhen, Turk ^a   Ross, Julie ^a   Crews, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Lizard; Receptivity; Sex behavior; Sexual dimorphism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 0032872434     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1999.1530     Document Type: Article

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