Experimental tests of endocrine function in breeding and nonbreeding raptors

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 406-416

  Blas, Julio ^a   Sergio, Fabrizio ^a   Wingfield, John C ^b   Hiraldo, Fernando ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN;

ANDROGEN; CONSPECIFIC; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPAIN;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LONGEVITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPAIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

AVES; MILVUS; MILVUS MIGRANS; RAPTORES;

EID: 80051496815     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661236     Document Type: Article

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