Testosterone upregulates lipoprotein status to control sexual attractiveness in a colorful songbird

Agriculture & Biology

• songbirds 84%
• beak 74%
• lipoproteins 72%
• testosterone 63%
• carotenoids 61%
• Taeniopygia guttata 45%
• androgens 36%
• cholesterol 18%
• animal characteristics 17%
• sex hormones 14%
• color 14%
• blood 14%
• steroid hormones 12%
• pigmentation 12%
• blood flow 11%
• steroids 10%
• pigments 9%
• gender 7%
• diet 6%
• tissues 5%
• animals 5%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• songbird 100%
• testosterone 96%
• carotenoid 89%
• androgen 51%
• steroid 28%
• secondary sexual characteristics 22%
• blood 19%
• animal 16%
• hormone 12%
• pigment 11%
• diet 10%
• tissue 8%