Yolk testosterone organizes behavior and male plumage coloration in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)

By R. Strasser, H. Schwabl. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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In Ecology

1. Ton G. G. Groothuis
2. C. Eising
3. Claudio Carere
4. J. Stamps
5. D. Rodriguez-Gil

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. Ton G. G. Groothuis
2. Claudio Carere
3. C. Eising
4. Jodie M. Jawor
5. E. Ketterson
6. J. McGlothlin
7. G. Bentley
8. J. Stamps

Citations in the corpus

• Maternal hormones as a tool to adjust offspring phenotype in avian species. (2005, background): “Five-month-old male house sparrows showed a larger secondary sexual character (the black patch on the throat) than controls [56] and in dyadic tests, with weight- and sex-matched controls, both the male and female experimental birds showed a shorter latency to approach a food container on which only”
• Effects of elevated yolk testosterone levels on survival, growth and immunity of male and female yellow-legged gull chicks (2005, unknown): “…have addressed this issue, finding either no sex-related effects (Schwabl 1996b; Andersson et al. 2004), positive effects on male (but not female) plumage ornamentation (Strasser and Schwabl 2004), or detrimental effects on female phenotype (Henry and Burke 1999; Saino et al. unpublished data).”
• Effects of prenatal yolk androgens on armaments and ornaments of the ring-necked pheasant (2006, unknown): “In addition, individuals of both sexes originating from testosterone-treated eggs were more likely to prevail in dominance relationships at a food source compared to individuals of the same sex originating from control eggs (Strasser and Schwabl 2004).”
• Testosterone response to GnRH in a female songbird varies with stage of reproduction: implications for adult behaviour and maternal effects (2007, background): “The effects of testosterone (T) on morphology, behaviour and physiology have been studied extensively in male birds (Wingfield et al. 1990; Wingfield & Hahn 1994; Saino, Moller & Bolzern 1995; Hasselquist et al. 1999; Ketterson & Nolan 1999; Kimball & Ligon 1999; Peters et al. 2000; Casto, Nolan & K”
• Dietary mineral content influences the expression of melanin-based ornamental coloration (2007, unknown): “This was true both when adults were regrowing black feathers and when fledglings first developed their adult plumage, consistent with both activational and organizational control of melanin color (sensu Strasser and Schwabl 2004; Eising et al. 2005) by this dietary mineral.”
• Maternal allocation of androgens and antagonistic effects of yolk androgens on sons and daughters (2006, unknown): “Strasser and Schwabl (2004) demonstrated that injection of testosterone in the original egg enhanced the ability to dominate in dyadic encounters in both male and female captive house sparrows (Passer domesticus )a nd enhanced the expression of the black throat feather patch of males.”