Non-invasive administration of 17β-estradiol rapidly increases aggressive behavior in non-breeding, but not breeding, male song sparrows

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages 31-38

  Heimovics, Sarah A ^a   Ferris, Jennifer K ^b   Soma, Kiran K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bird; Brain; Estrogen; Estrogens; Non genomic; Nongenomic; Rapid; Season; Songbird

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; MALE; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPARROW; VOCALIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TERRITORIALITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; ESTRADIOL; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPARROWS; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 84921324801     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.11.012     Document Type: Article

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