Testosterone versus psychological castration in the expression of dominance, territoriality and breeding behavior by male village weavers (Ploceus cucullatus)

Behaviour

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 801-824

  Collias, Nicholas E ^a   Barfield, Ronald J ^a,b   Tarvyd, Edward S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Box 951606 ^*  (United States)

^c SANTA MONICA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0036591322     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853902320262826     Document Type: Article

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