Yolk androgen deposition as a female tactic to manipulate paternal contribution

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 496-498

  Moreno Rueda, Gregorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GOOD GENES HYPOTHESIS; PATERNAL CARE;

EID: 33847614367     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl106     Document Type: Review

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