Natural variation in circulating testosterone does not predict nestling provisioning rates in the northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 957-965

  DeVries, M Susan ^a   Jawor, Jodie M ^a  

^a The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Cardinalis cardinalis; Endogenous; GnRH; Northern cardinal; Parental care; Resident; Songbird; Temperate; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; RESIDENT POPULATION; SEX HORMONE; SONGBIRD; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TERRITORIALITY; TESTOSTERONE; WILD POPULATION;

AVES; CARDINALIS CARDINALIS; PASSERI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84877605967     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.02.019     Document Type: Article

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