Androgens and dominance: Sex-specific patterns in a highly social fish (Neolamprologus pulcher)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-207

  Taves, Matthew D ^a   Desjardins, Julie K ^b   Mishra, Sandeep ^c   Balshine, Sigal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

11 Ketotestosterone; Aggression; Cichlid; Contest; Cooperative breeders; Neolamprologus pulcher; Social hierarchy; Territorial behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CICHLID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 62049085717     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.12.018     Document Type: Article

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