Organization and activation of sexual and agonistic behavior in the leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 252-261

  Rhen, Turk ^a   Crews, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Gonadal hormones; Reptiles; Sex behavior; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0034073267     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054543     Document Type: Article

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