Mounting an immune response correlates with decreased androgen levels in male peafowl, Pavo cristatus

2008/06/23 by Albert Ros, Albert F. H. Ros, María Isabel Toulson Davisson Correia +3 · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Androgen #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal ecology #Antibody #Biology #Bird parasitology and diseases #Dihydrotestosterone #Endocrine system #Endocrinology #Hormone #Immune system #Immunocompetence #Immunology #Internal medicine #Medicine #Plant and animal studies #Seasonal breeder #Testosterone (patch) #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1007/s10164-008-0105-0

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• Intra‐ and Intersexual Selection for Multiple Traits in the Peacock (Pavo cristatus)
• Immune challenge mediates vocal communication in a passerine bird: an experiment
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