Neuroendocrine regulation of reproductive behavior in birds

Hormones, Brain and Behavior Online

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 855-897

  Ball, G F ^a   Balthazart, J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Canaries (Serinus canaria); Dopamine; Estradiol; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica); Parental behavior; Preoptic area; Sex difference; Sexual behavior; Songbirds; Testosterone; Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884772491     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008088783-8.00025-5     Document Type: Chapter

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