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Behavioral and physiological responses of a wild teleost fish to cortisol and androgen manipulation during parental care

Abstract

Proximate mediators of reproductive behaviors in vertebrates have a long history of study. In fishes, relatively few studies have focused on hormonal control of parental care, despite a comprehensive background on the general physiology of fishes, and the frequent occurrence of parental care behaviors. Studies on this taxon have repeatedly found that the relationships between androgens and paternal care do not follow the predictions made in the …

Authors

Dey CJ; O'Connor CM; Gilmour KM; Van Der Kraak G; Cooke SJ

Journal

Hormones and Behavior, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 599–605

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

September 2010

DOI

10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.06.016

ISSN

0018-506X