Effects of an NO synthase inhibitor on aggressive and sexual behavior in male crickets

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 565-571

  D'yakonova, V E ^a   Krushinskii, A L ^b  

^a KOL TSOV INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aggression; Courtship; Cricket; Flight; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RINGER SOLUTION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLIGHT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; INSECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGING;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 33646145957     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: 1573899X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11055-006-0057-1     Document Type: Article

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