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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...
Autores principales: | Eikenaar, Cas, Whitham, Megan, Komdeur, Jan, van der Velde, Marco, Moore, Ignacio T. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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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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