Effects of vinclozolin, an anti-androgen, on affiliative behavior in the Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 400-404

  Satre, Danielle ^a   Reichert, Michael ^a   Corbitt, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Female preference; Social behavior; Songbird

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE; VINCLOZOLIN;

ANDROGEN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEAK; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BRAIN WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GONAD; JUNCO HYEMALIS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; WILD ANIMAL;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CLOACA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MALE; OXAZOLES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRDS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

AMPHIBIA; JUNCO (AVES); JUNCO HYEMALIS; PASSERI; RODENTIA;

EID: 64749096176     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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