Hormonal status and test condition, but not sexual experience, modulate partner preference in female rats

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 314-323

  Clark, Ann S ^a   Kelton, Megan C ^a   Guarraci, Fay A ^a   Clyons, Erika Q ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Estrous cycle; Experience; Paced mating behavior; Partner preference; Progesterone; Sexual receptivity

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 1942436811     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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