Testosterone increases siblicidal aggression in black-legged kittiwake chicks (Rissa tridactyla)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-232

  Müller, Martina S ^a   Moe, Børge ^b   Groothuis, Ton G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aggression; Begging; Kittiwakes; Siblicide; Sibling competition; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEGGING BEHAVIOR; NESTLING; POULTRY; SIBLING; TESTOSTERONE; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; SEABIRD; SIBLICIDE;

AVES; LARUS; RISSA TRIDACTYLA;

EID: 84901500043     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1637-z     Document Type: Article

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