Sources of individual variation in plasma testosterone levels

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 363, Issue 1497, 2008, Pages 1711-1723

  Kempenaers, Bart ^a   Peters, Anne ^a   Foerster, Katharina ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural syndrome; Genetic effects; Heritability; Hormone; Maternal effects; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BLOOD; BREEDING SEASON; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HONEST SIGNALING; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; MATERNAL EFFECT; PATERNAL CARE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SURVIVAL; TESTOSTERONE; TRADE-OFF; VERTEBRATE;

AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41149147703     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2007.0001     Document Type: Review

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