Seasonal changes in testosterone and corticosterone levels in four social classes of a desert dwelling sociable rodent

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 573-579

  Schradin, Carsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breeding; Cooperative breeding; Drought; Food; Group living; Helper; Philopatry; Rhabdomys pumilio

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; COPING BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; DESERT CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; MALE; MURINAE; SEASONS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 40849106318     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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