Elevated plasma testosterone concentrations during stallion-like sexual behavior in mares (Equus caballus)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-210

  Gastal, M O ^a   Gastal, E L ^b   Beg, M A ^b   Ginther, O J ^a,b  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Female female mounting; Mares; Sexual behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MARE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 34547111063     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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