Neuroendocrine-associated behavioral patterns in the male Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 771-773

  Dickerman, Rob D ^a   Zachariah, Nannepega Y ^a   Fouraker, Michael ^b   McConathy, Walter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Fort Worth Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Dihydrotestosterone; Elephant; Musth; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; ELEPHANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031001522     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00563-X     Document Type: Article

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