The influence of exogenous testosterone on the dynamics of nestling provisioning in dark-eyed juncos

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-25

  Clotfelter, Ethan D ^a   Ray Chandler, C ^b   Nolan Jr , Val ^c   Ketterson, Ellen D ^c  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FEEDING; FOOD PROVISIONING; NESTLING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX ALLOCATION; SONGBIRD; TESTOSTERONE;

JUNCO HYEMALIS; PASSERI;

EID: 33846271812     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01286.x     Document Type: Article

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