Acute and chronic effects of an aromatase inhibitor on territorial aggression in breeding and nonbreeding male song sparrows

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 186, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 759-769

  Soma, Kiran K ^a   Sullivan, Kim A ^b   Tramontin, Anthony D ^a,d   Saldanha, Colin J ^c   Schlinger, Barney A ^c   Wingfield, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Reproduction; Songbird; Territory; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; AROMATASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; TERRITORIALITY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; AROMATASE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FADROZOLE; MALE; SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SONGBIRDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TERRITORIALITY; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA MORPHNA; PASSERI; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 0033801008     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590000129     Document Type: Article

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