Male-like behavioral patterns and physiological alterations induced by androgenic gland implantation in female crayfish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1791-1797

  Barki, Assaf ^a   Karplus, Ilan ^a   Khalaila, Isam ^b   Manor, Rivka ^b   Sagi, Amir ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aggression; Agonistic behavior; Androgenic gland; Androgenic hormone; Cherax quadricarinatus; Crayfish; Crustacea; Decapoda; Fighting; Mating behavior

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRAYFISH; ENDOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPLANTATION; VITELLOGENESIS;

AGGRESSION; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 0038120927     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00335     Document Type: Article

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