Y chromosome, urinary chemosignals, and an agonistic behavior (offense) of Mice

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-132

  Monahan, Edward J ^a,b   Maxson, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Athem Blue Cross and Blue Shield ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Mice; Offense; Urinary chemosignals; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; GONADECTOMY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031810978     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00041-9     Document Type: Article

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