Acta Vet. Brno 2007, 76: 325-331

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb200776030325

Effect of Increasing Yolk Testosterone Levels on Early Behaviour in Japanese Quail Hatchlings

M. Okuliarová1, P. Škrobánek2, M. Zeman1,2

1Department of Animal Physiology and Ethology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
2Institute of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia

Received January 12, 2007
Accepted August 27, 2007

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