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Bare-Part Color in Female Budgerigars Changes from Brown to Structural Blue following Testosterone Treatment but Is Not Strongly Masculinized

Whereas several studies have shown that experimentally increased levels of the androgenic steroid testosterone can affect female behavior, fewer studies have focused on the activational effects of exogenous testosterone on female morphology. With respect to colorful displays in birds, almost exclusi...

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Autores principales: Lahaye, Stefanie E. P., Eens, Marcel, Darras, Veerle M., Pinxten, Rianne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24475184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086849