Effects of egg and circulating testosterone on ring-necked pheasant (phasianus colchicus) male traits and combat outcome

Ethology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-76

  Rubolini, Diego ^a   Fusani, Leonida ^b   Bonisoli Alquati, Andrea ^c   Canoine, Virginie ^c   Caprioli, Manuela ^a   Romano, Maria ^a   Ambrosini, Roberto ^d   Dessì Fulgheri, Francesco ^e   Saino, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANDROGEN; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; EGG; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FIGHTING; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; MATING SUCCESS; MATURATION; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL MATURITY; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 84890124021     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12179     Document Type: Article

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