Sex and status in a cooperative breeding fish: Behavior and androgens

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 785-794

  Desjardins, Julie K ^a,c   Stiver, Kelly A ^a   Fitzpatrick, John L ^a   Milligan, Nicole ^a   Van Der Kraak, Glen J ^b   Balshine, Sigal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

11 Ketotestosterone; Cichlids; Cooperation; Parental behavior; Proximate factors; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CICHLID; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE;

CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 38849147113     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0504-1     Document Type: Article

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