2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1979.tb00273.x
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Effects of Androgens and Oestrogens on the Behaviour of Chicks in an Imprinting Situation

Abstract: The behavioural effects of testosterone propionate (TP), 5α‐dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and oestradiol benzoate (OB) were investigated in day‐old chicks during imprinting sessions to a duck model. TP increased the duration of peeping while inhibiting the following reaction and the twitters. DHT had more or less the same effects while OB induces the reverse behavioural changes. The behavioural effects of hormone injections agree with behavioural sex differences observed in non‐injected animals: ♂♂ peep more than … Show more

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