Testosterone supplementation in juvenile Psammodromus algirus lizards: Consequences for aggressiveness and body growth

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 91-95

  Civantos, Emilio ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Body growth; Juvenile; Psammodromus algirus; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

PSAMMODROMUS; PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036191564     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s102110100049     Document Type: Article

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