How and why the winner effect forms: Influences of contest environment and species differences

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-45

  Fuxjager, Matthew J ^a   Marler, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Peromyscus; Residency; Social behavior; Testosterone; Winner effect

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ENCOUNTER RATE; FIGHTING; HORMONE; RODENT; SECRETION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNICUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 72649106238     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp148     Document Type: Article

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