Testosterone production, sexually dimorphic morphology, and digit ratio in the dark-eyed junco

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 462-469

  Cain, Kristal E ^a,b   Bergeon Burns, Christine M ^a,b   Ketterson, Ellen D ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior   (United States)

Author keywords

2D:4D; Digit ratio; Gonadotropinreleasing hormone; Junco; Maternal hormones; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEX HORMONE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SONGBIRD; TESTOSTERONE;

JUNCO HYEMALIS; PASSERI;

EID: 84876527666     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars186     Document Type: Article

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