Manipulation of male attractiveness induces rapid changes in avian maternal yolk androgen deposition

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 172-179

  Kingma, Sjouke A ^a   Komdeur, Jan ^a   Vedder, Oscar ^a   Von Engelhardt, Nikolaus ^a   Korsten, Peter ^a   Groothuis, Ton G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blue tit Cyanistes (formerly Parus) caeruleus; Differential allocation; Male attractiveness; Maternal effects; Testosterone; UV coloration; Yolk hormones

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MATERNAL EFFECT; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL SELECTION; TESTOSTERONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AVES; CYANISTES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PARUS;

EID: 58149218342     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn130     Document Type: Article

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