Sex Hormones in the song wren: Variation with time of year, molt, gonadotropin releasing hormone, and social challenge

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-133

  Busch, D Shallin ^a,d   Robinson, Tara R ^b   Hahn, Thomas P ^c   Wingfield, John C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenge hypothesis; Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus; DHEA; GnRH; Luteinizing hormone; Testosterone; Tropics

Indexed keywords

CYPHORHINUS PHAEOCEPHALUS; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 67649781593     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.110.1.125     Document Type: Article

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