Adolescent social environment shapes sexual and aggressive behaviour of adult male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-184

  Ruploh, Tim ^a   Bischof, Hans Joachim ^a   von Engelhardt, Nikolaus ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggressiveness; Attractiveness; Courtship; Phenotypic plasticity; Social experience; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; AGGRESSION; COURTSHIP; MALE BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PIG; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CAVIA; MAMMALIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84872400224     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1436-y     Document Type: Article

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