Testosterone and helping behavior in the azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus): Natural covariation and an experimental test

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-111

  De La Cruz, Carlos ^a   Solís, Elena ^a   Valencia, Juliana ^a   Chastel, Olivier ^b   Sorci, Gabriele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Helpers at the nest; Hormones; Parental care; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; CYANOPICA CYANUS; CYANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242658485     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0674-4     Document Type: Article

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