No correlation between song and circulating testosterone levels during multiple broods in the domesticated canary (Serinus canaria)

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-119

  Voigt, Cornelia ^a   Leitner, Stefan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BROOD STOCK; CLUTCH SIZE; HORMONE; SEASONALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

PASSERI; SERINUS CANARIA;

EID: 73849132188     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01717.x     Document Type: Article

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