Evaluating seasonal patterns of female aggression: Case study in a cavity‐nesting bird with intense female–female competition

Seasonal plasticity in aggression is likely to be shaped by the contexts in which aggression is beneficial, as well as the constraints inherent in its underlying mechanisms. In males, seasonal plasticity in testosterone (T) secretion is thought to underlie seasonal plasticity in conspecific aggressi...

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Published in:	Ethology 2019-08, Vol.125 (8), p.555-564
Main Authors:	Bentz, Alexandra B., Philippi, Kelsey J., Rosvall, Kimberly A., Koenig, Walter D.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	3D‐printed decoy Aggression Aggressiveness Animal breeding behavioural plasticity Birds Breeding breeding season Breeding seasons case studies Competition Decoys female Females Intrusion males Nest boxes Nesting ownership Plastic properties Plasticity seasonal variation Seasonal variations Secretion simulated territorial intrusions Songbirds Tachycineta bicolor Territory Testosterone Three dimensional printing
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