The role of testosterone in male downy woodpeckers in winter home range use, mate interactions and female foraging behaviour

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 695-707

  Kellam, James S ^a,c   Lucas, Jeffrey R ^a,d   Wingfield, John C ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MALE BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; PICIDAE; PICOIDES PUBESCENS;

EID: 33644636826     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.07.012     Document Type: Article

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