Role of experience in the neuroendocrine control of ewes' sexual behavior

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 190-200

  Gelez, H ^a   Archer, E ^a   Chesneau, D ^a   Lindsay, D ^b   Fabre Nys, C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Experience; Learning; LH; Proceptivity; Receptivity; Sheep; Stress

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; LORDOSIS; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; STRESS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 1842523375     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2003.09.016     Document Type: Article

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