Endocrine Correlates of Parental Care in an Antarctic Winter Breeding Seabird, the Emperor Penguin,Aptenodytes forsteri

Plasma levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and prolactin associated with parental behavior were measured in the Antarctic winter breeding emperor penguin,Aptenodytes forsteri.Males exclusively incubate the egg while females exclusively brood the nonhomeothermic young; both sexes alternate in rearing...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hormones and behavior 1999-02, Vol.35 (1), p.9-17
Hauptverfasser:	Lormée, Hervé, Jouventin, Pierre, Chastel, Olivier, Mauget, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Aptenodytes forsteri Behavioral psychophysiology Biological and medical sciences Birds - physiology Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hormones and behavior Luteinizing Hormone - blood Male Marine Nesting Behavior - physiology Prolactin - blood Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Seasons Sex Factors
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