Experimentally-elevated testosterone, female parental care, and reproductive success in a songbird, the Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 571-578

  O'Neal, Dawn M ^a   Reichard, Dustin G ^a   Pavilis, Katie ^b   Ketterson, Ellen D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Female testosterone; Nest defense; Nest success; Nest survival; Nestling brooding; Nestling feeding; Parental care

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FITNESS; FLEDGLING; JUNCO HYEMALIS; MALE; MATING; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRDS; TERRITORIALITY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 49849101283     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.05.017     Document Type: Article

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