α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone and habituation of prey-catching behavior in the Texas toad, Bufo speciosus

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-69

  Olsen, C M ^a   Lovering, A T ^a   Carr, J A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Corticosterone; Learning; Neuropeptide; Radioimmunoassay; Stress; Toad; melanocyte stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELENCEPHALON; TOAD;

EID: 0032837940     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1999.1531     Document Type: Article

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