Behavioral Effects of Testosterone in Relation to Social Rank in the Male Rabbit

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-278

  Briganti, Federica ^a   Della Seta, Daniele ^a   Fontani, Giuliano ^a   Lodi, Leda ^a   Lupo, Concetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dominance hierarchy; Rabbit; Social behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037722756     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.10024     Document Type: Article

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