Aggressive behavior in female golden hamsters: Development and the effect of repeated social stress

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 428-435

  Taravosh Lahn, Kereshmeh ^a   Delville, Yvon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Agonistic behavior; Chronic stress; Cortisol; Play fighting; Progesterone; Puberty; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HABITUATION; HAMSTER; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 4744362134     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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