Estradiol facilitates mounting behavior in male green anole lizards

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-81

  Latham, Stephany ^a   Wade, Juli ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Reproduction; Reptile; Sexual behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; HORMONE ACTION; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; LIZARDS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 71849115145     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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