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The endocrinology of male rhesus macaque social and reproductive status: a test of the challenge and social stress hypotheses

Social status primarily determines male mammalian reproductive success, and hypotheses on the endocrinology of dominance have stimulated unprecedented investigation of its costs and benefits. Under the challenge hypothesis, male testosterone levels rise according to competitive need, while the socia...

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Main Authors: Higham, James P., Heistermann, Michael, Maestripieri, Dario
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3950204/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24634561
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-012-1420-6
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