Does extra corticosterone elicit increased begging and submissiveness in subordinate booby (Sula nebouxii) chicks?

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-303

  Vallarino, A ^a   Wingfield, J C ^b   Drummond, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Blue footed boobie chicks; Corticosterone; Sibling rivalry; Submissiveness

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHICK; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING RELATION;

EID: 33646803520     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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