Testosterone, Plumage Colouration and Extra-Pair Paternity in Male North-American Barn Swallows

In most monogamous bird species, circulating testosterone concentration in males is elevated around the social female's fertile period. Variation in elevated testosterone concentrations among males may have a considerable impact on fitness. For example, testosterone implants enhance behaviours...

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Autores principales: Eikenaar, Cas, Whitham, Megan, Komdeur, Jan, van der Velde, Marco, Moore, Ignacio T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3154291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21853105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023288

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3154291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21853105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023288

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