Variation in testosterone levels and male reproductive effort: Insight from a polygynous human population

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 491-497

  Alvergne, Alexandra ^a,b   Faurie, Charlotte ^a,b,c   Raymond, Michel ^a,b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humans; Mating effort; Parenting effort; Polygyny; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MATING SUCCESS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POLYGYNY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SALIVA LEVEL; SENEGAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATHERS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SALIVA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 70449523703     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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