The role of vocal self-stimulation in female responses to males: Implications for state-reading

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Cheng, Mei Fang ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female choice; Female responses to males; Mindreading; Mirror neurons; Neurobiology of understanding social behavior; State reading; Stimulus response model; Vocal self stimulation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BREEDING; COURTSHIP; DOVE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GENITAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; NERVE CELL; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF STIMULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SELF STIMULATION; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 37349099728     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.08.007     Document Type: Review

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