Endocrine correlates of intra-specific variation in the mating system of the St. Peter's fish (Sarotherodon galilaeus)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-373

  Ros, Albert F H ^a   Canario, Adelino V M ^b   Couto, Elsa ^b   Zeilstra, IIja ^a   Oliveira, Rui F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

11 ketotestosterone; 17,20 dihydroxy 4 pregnen 3 one; Aggression; Gonadosomatic index; Mating system; Operational sex ratio; Parental care; Sarotherodon galilaeus; St. Peter's fish; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; FISH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HYPOTHESIS; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MALE; MATING SYSTEM; MATING TYPE; MONOGAMY; NONHUMAN; POLYGAMY; POLYGYNY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TELEOST; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0242721365     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0018-506X(03)00158-2     Document Type: Article

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