Social and developmental influences on urinary androgen levels in young male white-faced marmosets (Callithrix geoffroyi)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 378-385

  Birnie, Andrew K ^a   Smith, Adam S ^a   Nali, Camila ^b   French, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b Instituto de Pesquisas Ecologicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Male sexual development; Pregnancy status; Social status; Testosterone; Younger siblings presence

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

CAPTIVE POPULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; SEXUAL MATURITY; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG POPULATION;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CALLITHRIX; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URINE;

AGING; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; CUES; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

CALLITHRIX GEOFFROYI; CALLITRICHIDAE; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 79951648142     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20909     Document Type: Article

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