Experimentally elevated testosterone increases status signalling in male Greylag geese (Anser anser)

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-18

  Frigerio, Didone ^a   Hirschenhauser, Katharina ^a   Möstl, Erich ^b   Dittami, John ^a   Kotrschal, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anser anser; Corticosterone; Faeces; Status signalling behaviour; Testosterone implantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER ANSER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4644232976     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-004-0091-3     Document Type: Article

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