Endocrine responsiveness to social challenges in northern and southern hemisphere populations of Zonotrichia

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPLL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Wingfield, John C ^a   Meddle, Simone L ^b   Moore, Ignacio ^c   Busch, Shallin ^a   Wacker, Douglas ^a   Lynn, Sharon ^d   Clark, Aaron ^a   Vasquez, Rodrigo A ^e   Addis, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d 931 College Mall   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aggression; Agonistic behavior; Mate guarding; Social modulation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BREEDING SEASON; COPULATION; MATE GUARDING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SONGBIRD; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TESTOSTERONE;

ZONOTRICHIA; ZONOTRICHIA CAPENSIS; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS;

EID: 36949014519     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0235-0     Document Type: Review

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