Short-day increases in aggression are independent of circulating gonadal steroids in female Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-190

  Scotti, Melissa Ann L ^a   Place, Ned J ^b   Demas, Gregory E ^a  

^a Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Gonadal steroids; Photoperiod; Progesterone; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; IODINE 125; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CRICETINAE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447618967     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.03.029     Document Type: Article

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