Effects of ovariectomy and estrogen replacement on attractivity and receptivity in the red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 373-381

  Mendonca M T ^a,b   Crews, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractivity; Estrogen; Ovary; Receptivity; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SNAKE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SNAKES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS PARIETALIS;

EID: 0030026997     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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