Short-day increases in aggression are inversely related to circulating testosterone concentrations in male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 102-110

  Jasnow, Aaron M ^a   Huhman, Kim L ^a   Bartness, Timothy J ^a   Demas, Gregory E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic; Gonadal steroids; Photoperiod; Pineal

Indexed keywords

STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HAMSTER; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TIME;

EID: 0033818133     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2000.1604     Document Type: Article

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