Males of a single-brooded tropical bird species do not show increases in testosterone during social challenges

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-124

  Gill, Sharon A ^a   Costa, Lauren M ^a   Hau, Michaela ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buff breasted wrens; Corticosterone; DHEA; DHT; Estradiol; Family living; Territorial aggression; Testosterone; Thryothorus leucotis; Year round territoriality

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PAIR BOND; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRDS; TERRITORIALITY; TESTOSTERONE; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 43949091128     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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