Androgen responsiveness to simulated territorial intrusions in Allobates femoralis males: evidence supporting the challenge hypothesis in a territorial frog
C. Rodriguez, L. Fusani, G. Raboisson, W. Hödl, E. Ringler, V. Canoine
The study tests the Challenge Hypothesis in Allobates femoralis frogs by measuring androgen responses to simulated territorial intrusions, finding a positive correlation between intrusions and androgen levels.
bioRxiv · Nov 15, 2020Animal Behavior & Cognition