Intraventricular infusion of argnine vasotocin induces singing in a female songbird

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 487-491

  Maney, Donna L ^a   Goode, Christopher T ^a   Wingfield, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Avian; AVT; Communication; Song

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; ESTROGEN; SEX HORMONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINGING; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VOCALIZATION; WINTER; ANIMAL; BRAIN VENTRICLE; DRUG EFFECT; INFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; FEMALE; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; SONGBIRDS; VASOTOCIN; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030818117     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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