Growth hormone increases aggressive behavior in juvenile rainbow trout

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-15

  Jönsson, Elisabeth ^a   Johnsson, Jörgen I ^a   Björnsson, Björn Thrandur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIGHTING; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0345294389     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1997.1426     Document Type: Article

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