Sexually attractive phrases increase yolk androgens deposition in Canaries (Serinus canaria).

Abstract:

:The androgen concentration in birds' eggs varies with laying order, breeding conditions, and mate attractiveness. In passerine birds, mate attractiveness depends upon song quality. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of one criterion used by females to assess male song quality that is to say the presence of sexually attractive phrases on yolk androgen deposition. Twenty-five female Canaries were assigned to three experimental groups; in the first group, the females were allowed to hear songs made up with attractive phrases; in the second group, they were allowed to hear songs made up with non-attractive phrases; and in the control group, the females could not hear any song. Our results show that females allowed to hear songs with attractive phrases deposit significantly higher amounts of androgens (mostly testosterone) in their eggs than females without acoustical stimulation. The females exposed to songs with non-attractive phrases had androgen amounts halfway between the two other groups. This suggests that when females are paired with mates able to sing attractive phrases they can allocate more androgens in their eggs during the pre-laying period.

journal_name

Gen Comp Endocrinol

authors

Tanvez A,Béguin N,Chastel O,Lacroix A,Leboucher G

doi

10.1016/j.ygcen.2004.05.010

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-09-01 00:00:00

pages

113-20

issue

2

eissn

0016-6480

issn

1095-6840

pii

S001664800400156X

journal_volume

138

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