Social modulation of androgens in male birds

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 149-157

  Goymann, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Androgen responsiveness; Challenge Hypothesis; Territorial behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GONADORELIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIRD; BREEDING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HORMONE ACTION; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MATING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

EID: 67649717960     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.11.027     Document Type: Article

References (78)

1. Archer J. Testosterone and human aggression: an evaluation of the challenge hypothesis. Neurosci. & Biobehav. Rev. 30 (2006) 319-345
2. Ball G.F., and Wingfield J.C. Changes in plasma levels of luteinizing hormone and sex steroid hormones in relation to multiple broodedness and nest-site density in male starlings. Physiol. Zool. 60 (1987) 191-199
3. Beletsky L.D., Orians G.H., and Wingfield J.C. Relationships of steroid hormones and polygyny to territorial status, breeding experience, and reproductive success in male red-winged blackbirds. Auk 106 (1989) 107-117
4. Beletsky L.D., Orians G.H., and Wingfield J.C. Year-to-year patterns of circulating levels of testosterone and corticosterone in relation to breeding density experience and reproductive success of the polygyneous red-winged blackbird. Horm. Behav. 26 (1992) 420-432
5. Bentley P.J. Comparative Vertebrate Endocrinology (1998), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
6. Busch D.S., Robinson T.R., Hahn T.P., and Wingfield J.C. Sex hormones in the song wren: variation with time of year, molt, gonadotropin releasing hormone, and social challenge. Condor 110 (2008) 125-133
7. Canoine V., and Gwinner E. Seasonal differences in the hormonal control of territorial aggression in free-living European stonechats. Horm. Behav. 41 (2002) 1-8
8. Chandler C.R., Ketterson E.D., and Nolan J.V. Effects of testosterone on use of space by male dark-eyed juncos when their mates are fertile. Anim. Behav. 54 (1997) 543-549
9. Cohen J. Statistical Power Analysis for The Behavioral Sciences. second ed. (1988), Lawrence Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ
10. Cumming G., and Finch S. A Primer on the understanding, use, and calculation of confidence intervals that are based on central and noncentral distributions. Educ. Psychol. Meas. 61 (2001) 532-574
11. Delville Y., Sulon J., Hendrick J.-C., and Balthazart J. Effect of the presence of females on the pituitary-testicular activity in male Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Gen. Comp. Endocr. 55 (1984) 295-305
12. Dufty A.M., and Wingfield J.C. The influence of social cues on the reproductive endocrinology of male brown-headed cowbirds: field and laboratory studies. Horm. Behav. 20 (1986) 222-234
13. Emerson S.B., and Hess D.L. Glucocorticoids, androgens, testis mass, and the energetics of vocalization in breeding male frogs. Horm. Behav. 39 (2001) 59-69
14. Feder H.H., Sorey A., Goodwin D., Reboulleau C., and Silver R. Testosterone and 5-a-dihydrotestosterone levels in peripheral plasma of male and female ring doves (Streptopelia risoria) during the reproductive cycle. Biol. Reprod. 16 (1977) 666-676
15. Fusani L., Day L.B., Canoine V., Reinemann D., Hernandez E., and Schlinger B.A. Androgen and the elaborate courtship behavior of a tropical lekking bird. Horm. Behav. 51 (2007) 62-68
16. Goymann W., Landys M.M., and Wingfield J.C. Distinguishing seasonal androgen responses from male-male androgen responsiveness-revisiting the Challenge Hypothesis. Horm. Behav. 51 (2007) 463-476
17. Gwinner H., Van't Hof T., and Zeman M. Hormonal and behavioral responses of starlings during a confrontation with males or females at nest boxes during the reproductive season. Horm. Behav. 42 (2002) 21-31
18. Harding C.F. Social modulation of circulating hormone levels in the male. Am. Zool. 21 (1981) 223-232
19. Hau M., Wikelski M., Soma K.K., and Wingfield J.C. Testosterone and year-round territorial aggression in a tropical bird. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 117 (2000) 20-33
20. Hirschenhauser K., and Oliveira R.F. Social modulation of androgens in male vertebrates: meta-analyses of the challenge hypothesis. Anim. Behav. 71 (2006) 265-277
21. Hirschenhauser K., Winkler H., and Oliveira R.F. Comparative analysis of male androgen responsiveness to social environment in birds: the effects of mating system and paternal incubation. Horm. Behav. 43 (2003) 508-519
22. Hunt K., Wingfield J.C., Astheimer L.B., Buttemer W.A., and Hahn T.P. Temporal patterns of territorial behavior and circulating testosterone in the Lapland longspur and other Arctic passerines. Am. Zool. 35 (1995) 274-284
23. Jacobs J.D., and Wingfield J.C. Endocrine control of life cycle stages: a contraint on response to the environment?. Condor 102 (2000) 35-51
24. Kempenaers B. The use of a breeding synchrony index. Orn. Scand. 24 (1993) 84
25. Kempenaers B., Peters A., and Foerster K. Sources of individual variation in plasma testosterone levels. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. B 363 (2008) 1711-1723
26. Landys M., Goymann W., Raess M., and Slagsvold T. Hormonal responses to male-male social challenge in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus: single-broodedness as an explanatory variable. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 80 (2007) 228-240
27. Lynn S.E. Behavioral insensitivity to testosterone: why and how does testosterone alter paternal and aggressive behavior in some avian species but not others?. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 157 (2008) 233-240
28. Lynn S.E., Hahn T.P., and Breuner C.W. Free-living male mountain white-crowned sparrows exhibit territorial aggression without modulating total or free plasma testosterone. Condor 109 (2007) 173-180
29. Lynn S.E., Hayward L.S., Benowitz-Fredericks Z.M., and Wingfield J.C. Behavioural insensitivity to supplementary testosterone during the parental phase in the chestnut-collared longspur, Calcarius ornatus. Anim. Behav. 63 (2002) 795-803
30. Lynn S.E., and Wingfield J.C. Dissociation of testosterone and aggressive behavior during the breeding season in male chestnut-collared longspurs, Calcarius ornatus. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 156 (2008) 181-189
31. Matthysen E. Fledging dates of nuthatches Sitta europaea in relation to age, territory and individual variation. Bird Study 36 (1989) 134-140
32. McGlothlin J.W., Jawor J.M., Greives T.J., Casto J.M., Phillips J.L., and Ketterson E.D. Hormones and honest signals: males with larger ornaments elevate testosterone more when challenged. J. Evol. Biol. 21 (2008) 39-48
33. Meddle S.L., Romero L.M., Astheimer L.B., Buttemer W.A., Moore I.T., and Wingfield J.C. Steroid hormone interrelationships with territorial aggression in an Arctic-breeding songbird, Gambel's white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii. Horm. Behav. 42 (2002) 212-221
34. Mikics E., Kruk M.R., and Haller J. Genomic and non-genomic effects of glucocorticoids on aggressive behavior in male rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology 29 (2004) 618-635
35. Moore I.T., and Jessop T.S. Stress, reproduction, and adrenocortical modulation in amphibians and reptiles. Horm. Behav. 43 (2003) 39-47
36. Moore I.T., Wada H., Perfito N., Busch D.S., Hahn T.P., and Wingfield J.C. Territoriality and testosterone in an equatorial population of rufous-collared sparrows, Zonotrichia capensis. Anim. Behav. 67 (2004) 411-420
37. Moore I.T., Walker B.G., and Wingfield J.C. The effects of combined aromatase inhibitor and anti-androgen on male territorial aggression in a tropical population of rufous-collared sparrows, Zonotrichia capensis. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 135 (2004) 223-229
38. Moore M.C. Hormonal response of free-living male white-crowned sparrows to experimental manipulation of female sexual behavior. Horm. Behav. 16 (1982) 323-329
39. Moore M.C. Effect of female sexual displays on the endocrine physiology and behaviour of male white-crowned sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophrys. J. Zool. 199 (1983) 137-148
40. Morton M.L., Peterson L.E., Burns D.M., and Allan N. Seasonal and age-related changes in plasma testosterone levels in mountain white-crowned sparrows. Condor 92 (1990) 166-173
41. Nakagawa S., and Cuthill I.C. Effect size, confidence interval and statistical significance: a practical guide for biologists. Biol. Rev. 82 (2007) 591-605
42. Narasimhacharya A.V.R.L. Environmental and hormonal interactions in the regulation of seasonal breeding in free-living male Indian baya weaver birds (Ploceus phillipinus). J. Zool. 215 (1988) 239-248
43. O'Connell M.E., Reboulleau C., Feder H.H., and Silver R. Social interactions and androgen levels in birds: I. Female characteristics associated with increased plasma androgen levels in the male ring dove (Streptopelia risoria). Gen. Comp. Endocr. 44 (1981) 454-463
44. O'Connell M.E., Silver R., Feder H.H., and Reboulleau C. Social interactions and androgen levels in birds: II. Social factors associated with a decline in plasma androgen levels in male ring doves (Streptopelia risoria). Gen. Comp. Endocr. 44 (1981) 464-469
45. Oliveira R.F. Social modulation of androgens in vertebrates: mechanisms and function. Adv. Stud. Behav. 34 (2004) 165-239
46. Perrins C.M. Tits and their caterpillar food supply. Ibis 133 (1991) S49-S54
47. Pinxten R., de Ridder E., and Eens M. Female presence affects male behavior and testosterone levels in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Horm. Behav. 44 (2003) 103-109
48. Pröve E. Quantitative Untersuchungen zu Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Balzaktivitat und Testosterontitern bei männlichen Zebrafinken (Taeniopygia guttata castanotis Gould). Zeitschr. Tierpsychol. 48 (1978) 47-67
49. Runfeldt S., and Wingfield J.C. Experimentally prolonged sexual activity in female sparrows delays termination of reproductive activity in their untreated males. Anim. Behav. 33 (1985) 403-410
50. Saxena T., and Saxena R.N. Effect of chronic treatment with LHRH and its analogues on LH and testosteorne levels in the seasonally breeding male Indian weaver bird, Ploceus phillipinus. Ind. J. Exp. Biol. 21 (1993) 935-939
51. Schoech S., and Hahn T. Latitude affects degree of advancement in laying by birds in response to food supplementation: a meta-analysis. Oecologia 157 (2008) 369-376
52. Schwabl H. Winter and breeding territorial behaviour and levels of reproductive hormones of migratory European robins. Orn. Scand. 23 (1992) 271-276
53. Schwabl H., and Kriner E. Territorial aggression and song of male European robins (Erithacus rubecola) in autumn and spring: effects of antiandrogen treatment. Horm. Behav. 25 (1991) 180-194
54. Scriba M., and Goymann W. The decoy matters! Hormonal and behavioural differences in the reaction of territorial European robins towards stuffed and live decoys. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 155 (2008) 511-516
55. Silverin B. Territorial behavior and hormones of pied flycatchers in optimal and suboptimal habitats. Anim. Behav. 56 (1998) 811-818
56. Soma K.K., Sullivan K., and Wingfield J. Combined aromatase inhibitor and antiandrogen treatment decreases territorial aggression in a wild songbird during the nonbreeding season. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 115 (1999) 442-453
57. Spinney L.H., Bentley G.E., and Hau M. Endocrine correlates of alternative phenotypes in the white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). Horm. Behav. 50 (2006) 762-771
58. Stokkan K.-A., and Sharp P.J. Seasonal changes in the concentrations of plasma luteinizing hormone and testosterone in willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus lagopus) with observations on the effects of permanent short days. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 40 (1980) 109-115
59. Trainor B.C., Bird I.M., and Marler C.A. Opposing hormonal mechanisms of aggression revealed through short-lived testosterone manipulations and multiple winning experiences. Horm. Behav. 45 (2004) 115-121
60. Van Duyse E., Pinxten R., and Eens M. Seasonal fluctuations in plasma testosterone levels and diurnal song activity in free-living male great tits. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 134 (2003) 1-9
61. Van Duyse E., Pinxten R., Darras V.M., Arckens L., and Eens M. Opposite changes in plasma testosterone and corticosterone levels following a simulated territorial challenge in male great tits. Behavior 141 (2004) 451-467
62. Visser M.E., Both C., and Lambrechts M.M. Global climate change leads to mistimed avian reproduction. Adv. Ecol. Res. 35 (2004) 89-110
63. Wingfield J.C. Environmental and endocrine control of reproduction in the song sparrow, Melospiza melodia: I. Temporal organization of the breeding cycle. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 56 (1984) 406-416
64. Wingfield J.C. Environmental and endocrine control of reproduction in the song sparrow, Melospiza melodia: II. Agonistic interactions as environmental information stimulating secretion of testosterone. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 56 (1984) 417-424
65. Wingfield J.C. Short-term changes in plasma levels of hormones during establishment and defense of a breeding territory in male song sparrows, Melospiza melodia. Horm. Behav. 19 (1985) 174-187
66. Wingfield J.C. Regulation of territorial behavior in the sedentary song sparrow, Melospiza melodia morphna. Horm. Behav. 28 (1994) 1-15
67. Wingfield J.C. Flexibility in annual cycles of birds: implications for endocrine control mechanisms. J. Ornithol. 146 (2005) 291-304
68. Wingfield J.C., Ball G.F., Dufty A.M., Hegner R.E., and Ramenofsky M. Testosterone and aggression in birds. Am. Sci. 75 (1987) 602-608
69. Wingfield J.C., and Farner D.S. The annual cycle of plasma irLH and steroid hormones in feral populations of the white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii. Biol. Reprod. 19 (1978) 1046-1056
70. Wingfield J.C., and Farner D.S. Control of seasonal reproduction in temperate-zone birds. Prog. Reprod. Biol. 5 (1980) 62-101
71. Wingfield J.C., and Farner D.S. Endocrinology of reproduction in wild species. In: Farner D.S. (Ed). Avian Biology vol. IX (1993), Harcourt Brace & Company, London 163-327
72. Wingfield J.C., and Hahn T.P. Testosterone and territorial behaviour in sedentary and migratory sparrows. Anim. Behav. 47 (1994) 77-89
73. Wingfield J.C., Hegner R.E., Dufty A.M., and Ball G.F. The "challenge hypothesis": theoretical implications for patterns of testosterone secretion, mating systems, and breeding strategies. Am. Nat. 136 (1990) 829-846
74. Wingfield J.C., and Hunt K.E. Arctic spring: hormone-behavior interactions in a severe environment. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 132 (2002) 275-286
75. Wingfield J.C., Jacobs J.D., Tramontin A.D., Perfito N., Meddle S., Maney D.L., and Soma K. Toward an ecological basis of hormone-behavior interactions in reproduction of birds. In: Wallen K., and Schneider J. (Eds). Reproduction in Context (2000), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA 85-128
76. Wingfield J.C., and Monk D. Control and context of year-round territorial aggression in the non-migratory song sparrow Zonotrichia melodia morphna. Orn. Scand. 23 (1992) 298-303
77. Wingfield J.C., and Silverin B. Ecophysiological studies of hormone-behavior relations in birds. In: Pfaff D.W., et al. (Ed). Hormones, Brain and Behavior (2002), Academic Press, San Diego 587-647
78. Wingfield J.C., and Wada M. Changes in plasma levels of testosterone during male-male interactions in the song sparrow, Melospiza melodia: time course and specifity of response. J. Comp. Physiol. 166 (1989) 189-194