Testosterone does not increase in response to conspecific challenges in the White-bellied Antbird (Myrmeciza longipes), a resident tropical passerine

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-66

  Fedy, Bradley C ^a,b   Stutchbury, Bridget J M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Myrmeciza longipes; Territoriality; Testosterone; Tropical birds; White bellied Antbird

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PASSERINE; TERRITORIALITY; TESTOSTERONE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

AVES; MYRMECIZA LONGIPES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 32344438449     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[0061:TDNIIR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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