Lesions of the vomeronasal organ disrupt mating-induced pair bonding in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

Brain Research

Volumn 901, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 167-174

  Curtis, J Thomas ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Wang, Zuoxin ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrus induction; Monogamy; Olfaction; Social behavior; Vomeronasal organ

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MATING; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMELLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOLE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DENERVATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LORDOSIS; MALE; OLFACTORY BULB; PAIR BOND; POSTURE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0035906519     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02343-5     Document Type: Article

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