Male sexual behavior does not require elevated testosterone in a lizard (Coleonyx elegans, Eublepharidae)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 144-150

  Golinski, Alison ^a   John Alder, Henry ^a   Kratochvíl, Lukáš ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Activation; Copulation; Courtship display; Eublepharis macularius; Female choice; Lizard; Organization; Puberty; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; LIZARD; MALE; MATING; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 78651427221     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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