Hormonal correlates of dominance in meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-150

  Carlson, Anne A ^a,d   Young, Andrew J ^a   Russell, Andrew F ^a   Bennett, Nigel C ^b   McNeilly, Alan S ^c   Clutton Brock, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance; Glucocorticoid; Luteinizing hormone; Reproductive suppression; Steroid; Stress; Suricata suricatta

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CARNIVORA; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURICATA SURICATTA; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CARNIVORA; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 3142612928     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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