Hemispheric Control of Territorial Aggression in Anolis carolinensis: Effects of Mild Stress

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-39

  Deckel, A Wallace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anolis carolinensis; Hemisphere; Lateralization; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANOLIS; ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; CAROLINENSIS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; LIZARD; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERRITORIALITY; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; LIZARDS; MALE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 0031608504     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006527     Document Type: Article

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