Characterization of offensive responses during the maturation of play-fighting into aggression in male golden hamsters

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-97

  Cervantes, M Catalina ^a   Taravosh Lahn, Kereshmeh ^a   Wommack, Joel C ^a   Delville, Yvon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Impulsivity; Puberty; Repetitive behavior; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FIGHTING; HAMSTER; MALE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PUBERTY; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CRICETINAE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 33846571872     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20183     Document Type: Article

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