Neurochemical correlates of male polymorphism and alternative reproductive tactics in the Azorean rock-pool blenny, Parablennius parvicornis

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-189

  Miranda, Jason A ^a,c   Oliveira, Rui F ^b   Carneiro, Luis A ^b   Santos, Ricardo S ^c   Grober, Matthew S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine vasotocin (AVT); Azores; Hypothalamus; Immunocytochemistry; Preoptic area; Satellite males; Sneaker males

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FISH; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GONAD; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MATING; METABOLISM; NESTING; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PARABLENNIUS PARVICORNIS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERIANAL GLAND; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0038615993     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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