Interspecific variation in egg testosterone levels: Implications for the evolution of bird song

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 950-964

  Garamszegi, L Z ^a   Biard, C ^b   Eens, M ^a   Moller A P ^b   Saino, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgens; Birds; Maternal hormones; Repertoire size; Sexual selection; Song; Yolk testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

EGG; EVOLUTION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG; SONGBIRD; TESTOSTERONE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; OVUM; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TESTOSTERONE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 34247508011     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01309.x     Document Type: Article

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