Sex-specific effects of postnatal testosterone on lateralization in cichlid fish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 283-288

  Schaafsma, Sara M ^a   Groothuis, Ton G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aequidens rivulatus; Behavioural lateralization; Cerebral asymmetry; Cichlid fish; Developmental plasticity; Sex difference; Steroid hormone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BRAIN; CICHLID; EYE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TESTOSTERONE;

AEQUIDENS RIVULATUS; ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 78650202171     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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