Mounting an immune response correlates with decreased androgen levels in male peafowl, Pavo cristatus

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-214

  Ros, Albert F H ^a   Correia, Maria ^a   Wingfield, John C ^b   Oliveira, Rui F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dihydrotestosterone; Heterophil lymphocyte ratio; Immunocompetence; Peacock; Sexual traits; SRBC; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AVES; OVIS ARIES; PAVO; PAVO CRISTATUS;

EID: 59449093292     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0105-0     Document Type: Article

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