Environmental modulation of androgen levels and secondary sex characters in two populations of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-197

  Saraiva, João L ^a,b   Gonçalves, David M ^a   Oliveira, Rui F ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Androgens; Coursthip; Modulation; Morphology

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARIA PAVO; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; GONADS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PERCIFORMES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 74749109909     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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