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Hormonal Influences on Avian Aggressive Behavior

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Hormones and Aggressive Behavior

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Aggressive behavior in birds involves a variety of complex visual and vocal displays, most of which appear to be under hormonal control. Singing is a good example of a complex vocal display used in aggressive interactions, and singing behavior is controlled by a series of recently evolved distinct neural nuclei, several of which are hormone sensitive. Visual displays are enhanced by various morphological adaptations such as striking plumage patterns; brightly colored bills, eye rings, and legs; or specialized wattles and combs. These, too, are often under hormonal control. Overall, much less is known about the relationship between hormones and aggressive behavior in birds than in mammals. In part, this may reflect the difficulty of manipulating the avian endocrine system. In general, removal of the avian gonads is much more difficult than gonadectomy in mammals, and other manipulations such as adrenalectomy or hypophysectomy are rarely attempted. The lack of data is certainly not due to any dearth of aggressive behavior among bird species. Bennett (1939), in summarizing her observations on the aggressive behavior of doves, noted that the high frequency of aggressive contacts and the violence of many encounters “tend to discredit the expression ‘gentle as a dove’ and to raise a question of the suitability of the dove as an emblem of peace” (p. 356).

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Harding, C.F. (1983). Hormonal Influences on Avian Aggressive Behavior. In: Svare, B.B. (eds) Hormones and Aggressive Behavior. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3521-4_17

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