Breeding biology, sexually dimorphic development and nestling testosterone concentrations of the classically polyandrous African black coucal, Centropus grillii

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 314-324

  Goymann, Wolfgang ^a   Kempenaers, Bart ^a   Wingfield, John ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Breeding biology; Coucal; Cuckoo; Growth rate

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; FLEDGING; GROWTH RATE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; CENTROPUS GRILLII;

EID: 27744530930     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-005-0004-x     Document Type: Article

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