Effects of Exogenous Testosterone on Parental Care Behaviours in Male Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)

Ethology

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 636-643

  Rodgers, Chandra M C ^a   Neff, Bryan D ^a   Knapp, Rosemary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CLEANING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; TELEOST; TESTOSTERONE; TRADE-OFF;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84862266940     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2012.02051.x     Document Type: Article

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