The Influence of Testosterone on Territorial Defence and Parental Behavior in Male Free-Living Rufous Whistlers, Pachycephala rufiventris

We studied a population of rufous whistlers, Pachycephala rufiventris, throughout a single breeding season in central New South Wales, Australia. We evaluated the relation between plasma testosterone (T) and reproductive behaviors using both simulated territorial intrusions (STIs) and subcutaneous T...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hormones and behavior 2001-05, Vol.39 (3), p.185-194
Hauptverfasser:	McDonald, P.G, Buttemer, W.A, Astheimer, L.B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aggression Aggression - physiology Animal ethology Animals Aves Biological and medical sciences Birds - physiology call rates Challenge Hypothesis Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gonadal Steroid Hormones - blood Gonadal Steroid Hormones - pharmacology incubation dynamics Male Nesting Behavior - physiology Pachycephala rufiventris parental care Paternal Behavior Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry rufous whistler simulated territorial intrusion Territoriality testosterone Testosterone - blood Testosterone - pharmacology testosterone implants Vertebrata
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