Robust behavioral effects of song playback in the absence of testosterone or corticosterone release

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 418-425

  Rosvall, Kimberly A ^a   Reichard, Dustin G ^a   Ferguson, Stephen M ^b   Whittaker, Danielle J ^c   Ketterson, Ellen D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 931 College Mall   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Androgen responsiveness; Challenge hypothesis; Corticosterone; HPA; HPG; Low amplitude song; Playback; Simulated territorial intrusion; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; JUNCO HYEMALIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SONGBIRD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SINGING; TAPE RECORDING; TERRITORIALITY; TESTOSTERONE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84867635888     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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