Patterns of testosterone responsiveness and immunity in relation to competitive behavior in chicks

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-237

  Ros, A F H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHICK; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 45449083226     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.02.022     Document Type: Note

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