National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network: Integrating Ecology and Endocrinology in Avian Reproduction (E-BIRD USA)

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Tactile contact is required for early estrogen treatment to alter the sexual partner preference of female zebra finches. Horm Behav 48(2):180-186.

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Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) inseminations are more likely to fertilize eggs in a context predicting mating opportunities. Proc Royal Soc London B 270:1685-1689 (PDF).

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Removal of adult males from the rearing environment increases preference for same sex partners in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Animal Behaviour, 60:47-53.

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Foam produced by male Coturnix quail: What is its function? Auk 116:184-193.

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