Macaque mothers' preconception testosterone levels relate to dominance and to sex of offspring
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.029" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.029</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.029" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.029</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Macaque mothers' preconception testosterone levels relate to dominance and to sex of offspring
Original language description
There is increasing evidence to support hypotheses that suggest that mammalian females may have some influence over which sex of offspring they conceive. In the search for a mechanism by which this might occur, female testosterone has become a focus of interest. We investigated the relation between level of faecal testosterone in female Barbary macaques, Macaca sylvanus, measured prior to conception, and the subsequent sex of the offspring. We found that macaques bearing male offspring had higher mean preconception testosterone levels than those bearing female offspring. High testosterone levels were also associated with high maternal dominance. Consistent with theories of sex allocation, testosterone has been shown to underpin dominance behaviour andis also likely to be related to good condition. In addition, female testosterone, unlike male testosterone, rises in response to chronic stress, thus providing a pathway whereby environmental stressors might influence sex allocation. (C)
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)
Others
Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Animal Behaviour
ISSN
0003-3472
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
82
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
893-899
UT code for WoS article
000295262800038
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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