Neuromuscular and endocrine control of an avian courtship behavior

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 276-280

  Schlinger, Barney A ^a   Schultz, J Douglas ^a   Hertel, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Motoneurons; Sex steroids; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FORELIMB; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0034854433     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2001.1669     Document Type: Conference Paper

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