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Rank-related maternal effects of androgens on behaviour in wild spotted hyaenas

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  • S. M. Dloniak

    (Michigan State University)

  • J. A. French

    (University of Nebraska at Omaha)

  • K. E. Holekamp

    (Michigan State University)

Abstract

A mother's touch Prenatal exposure to parental sex hormones has a profound influence on mammals as they grow and develop. In the female-dominated society of the spotted hyaena, this phenomenon is taken to extremes. Dloniak et al. demonstrate for the first time a relationship between the social rank of a hyaena and its exposure to androgens (‘male’ hormones) during pregnancy. This relationship is also strongly linked to the habitual aggressiveness of the offspring, suggesting a mechanism for the transfer of status-related traits from mother to offspring through pre-natal hormone exposure.

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  • S. M. Dloniak & J. A. French & K. E. Holekamp, 2006. "Rank-related maternal effects of androgens on behaviour in wild spotted hyaenas," Nature, Nature, vol. 440(7088), pages 1190-1193, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:440:y:2006:i:7088:d:10.1038_nature04540
    DOI: 10.1038/nature04540
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    1. Erik D Enbody & Jordan Boersma & Hubert Schwabl & Jordan Karubian, 2018. "Female ornamentation is associated with elevated aggression and testosterone in a tropical songbird," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 29(5), pages 1056-1066.

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