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Physiol Behav

Title:		"Differences induced by incubation temperature, versus androgen manipulation, in male leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius)"
Author(s):		Huang V; Crews D;
Address:		"Section of Integrative Biology, 2401 Speedway, University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA"
Journal Title:		Physiol Behav
Year:		2012
Volume:		20120630
Issue:		1
Page Number:		121 - 124
DOI:		10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.06.014
ISSN/ISBN:		1873-507X (Electronic) 0031-9384 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A fundamental tenet of sexual selection is that in sexually dimorphic traits, there is variation within a sex. In leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius), a species with temperature-dependent sex determination, embryonic temperature contributes both to sex determination and polymorphisms within each sex. In this study we report that males from different incubation temperatures, one hitherto untested, exhibit significant differences in behavior even when castrated. Further, treatment with dihydrotestosterone increases scent marking, a territorial behavior. This supports previous results indicating that temperature has a direct organizing action on brain and sociosexual behavior independent of gonadal hormones"
Keywords:		"Androgens/*pharmacology Animals Biophysics Castration Dihydrotestosterone/*pharmacology Embryo, Nonmammalian Lizards Male Maze Learning/drug effects Sex Attractants/metabolism Sex Determination Analysis Sex Differentiation/*drug effects/physiology Sexual;"
Notes:		"MedlineHuang, Victoria Crews, David eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2012/07/04 Physiol Behav. 2012 Aug 20; 107(1):121-4. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.06.014. Epub 2012 Jun 30"