Egg yolk androgen levels increase with breeding density in the European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-66

  Pilz, K M ^a,c   Smith, H G ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; Female aggression; Maternal hormones; Yolk testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BREEDING POPULATION; EGG; HORMONE; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 1342311357     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2004.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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