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Individual variation in testosterone and parental care in a female songbird; The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)

Date

Authors

Cain, Kristal

Ketterson, Ellen D.

Publisher

Academic Press

Abstract

When competition for sex-specific resources overlaps in time with offspring production and care, trade-offs can occur. Steroid hormones, particularly testosterone (T), play a crucial role in mediating such trade-offs in males, often increasing competitive

Keywords

Keywords: gonadorelin; testosterone; animal experiment; article; breeding; controlled study; egg yolk; female; Junco hyemalis; maternal behavior; nestling; nonhuman; parental behavior; phenotype; priority journal; songbird; testosterone blood level Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis); Endogenous steroids; Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH); Life history tradeoffs; Maternal care; Testosterone; Yolk hormones

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/66011

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Hormones and Behavior

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.09.002

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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