Endocrine influences on parental care during a short breeding season: Testosterone and male parental care in Lapland longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 360-369

  Hunt, Kathleen E ^a,c   Hahn, Thomas P ^a   Wingfield, John C ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Center for Wildlife Conservation   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Calcarius lapponicus; Parental behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; MALE BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; TESTOSTERONE;

CALCARIUS LAPPONICUS;

EID: 0032896441     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050572     Document Type: Article

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