Intra-sexual variation in male reproduction in teleost fish: A comparative approach

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 430-439

  Oliveira, Rui F ^a   Ros, Albert F H ^a   Gonçalves, David M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

11 ketotestosterone; Alternative reproductive tactics; Androgens; Arginine vasotocin; Fish; Reproductive behavior; Sexual plasticity; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ARGIPRESTOCIN; TESTOSTERONE;

BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COURTSHIP; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; FOREBRAIN; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GONAD; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TELEOST;

EID: 26844494599     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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