Changes in plasma testosterone levels and brain AVT cell number during the breeding season in the green treefrog

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-281

  O'Bryant, Erin L ^a   Wilczynski, Walter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Androgens; Arginine vasotocin; Communication; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; HYLA; HYLA CINEREA;

EID: 77956339803     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316084     Document Type: Article

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