Hormonal correlates of siblicide in Nazca boobies: Support for the Challenge Hypothesis

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 655-662

  Ferree, Elise D ^a   Wikelski, Martin C ^b   Anderson, David J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Challenge Hypothesis; DHEA; Hormonal regulation; Sula granti; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; HORMONE; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; FIGHTING; HATCHING; HYPOTHESIS; NAZCA BOOBY; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; STRESS; UPREGULATION;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; BIRDS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CORTICOSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; SIBLING RELATIONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTOSTERONE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 8844238274     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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