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THE INFLUENCE OF SOME EXPERIENTIAL AND GENETIC FACTORS, INCLUDING HORMONES, ON THE VISIBLE COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR OF BUDGERIGARS (MELOPSIT TACUS) by BARBARA F. BROCKWAY 1) (University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Co., U.S.A.) (Rec. 10-11-1973) The importance of androgens in stimulating males to perform masculine sexual behavior has been experimentally established for a wide variety of vertebrates. Evidence on hormonally treated adults indicates that some masculine sexual behaviors may be performed by females receiving an- drogens or estrogens and by males receiving estrogens, but such behavior usually is not as frequent or complete (e.g., copulatory behavior may not include ejaculation) as is that performed by males receiving androgens (for review, see YOUNG, ig6i). Although avian data has been collected on black- crowned night herons, herring gulls, valley quail and canaries, most avian studies have concerned domestic fowl. Avian species differ in the nature, similarity and proportionate activity of masculine and feminine courtship roles. There are also differences between avian species in the nature and frequency of circumstances that prompt pseudomale and pseudofemale behavior (sensu MORRIS, 1955) and in the hormonal influences on other reproductive behavior (e.g., nest- building). Such differences encourage the collection of information on ad- ditional avian
Behaviour – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1974
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