Testosterone as a mediator of the tradeoff between cooperation and competition in the context of cooperative reproductive behaviors

•Among some species, individuals face a tradeoff between cooperation and competition.•Testosterone may mediate this tradeoff as it promotes competitive behaviors.•Studies on meerkats and wire-tailed manakins support this hypothesis.•Measuring individual variation is key to further understand this tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General and comparative endocrinology 2020-03, Vol.288, p.113369-113369, Article 113369
Hauptverfasser:	Vernasco, Ben J., Moore, Ignacio T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Androgens Competition Cooperation Testosterone Tradeoff
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