Effects of egg testosterone on female mate choice and male sexual behavior in the pheasant

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-82

  Bonisoli Alquati, Andrea ^a   Matteo, Angelo ^a   Ambrosini, Roberto ^b   Rubolini, Diego ^a   Romano, Maria ^a   Caprioli, Manuela ^a   DessÌ Fulgheri, Francesco ^c   Baratti, Mariella ^d   Saino, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albumen; Dominance hierarchy; Maternal effects; Ring necked pheasants; Secondary sexual traits; Sexual selection; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; OVUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78651441521     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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