Ability of mice to detect estrous odor in bovine urine: Roles of hormones and behavior in odor discrimination

Zoological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-354

  Rameshkumar, Kamatchi ^a,b   Achiraman, Shanmugam ^a   Karthikeyan, Kandasamy ^a   Archunan, Govindaraju ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b AYYA NADAR JANAKI AMMAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bovine urine; Mouse; Odor discrimination; Orchidectomy; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; ODOR; ORCHIECTOMY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; ODORS; ORCHIECTOMY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMELL; TESTOSTERONE; URINE;

BOVINAE; MUS;

EID: 45449103509     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.25.349     Document Type: Article

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