Estradiol induces sexual behavior in female túngara frogs

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-112

  Chakraborty, Mukta ^a   Burmeister, Sabrina S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Estradiol; Frogs; Gonadotropins; Mate choice; Progesterone; Reproduction; Reproductive behavior; Steroid hormone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; PROGESTERONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FROG; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANURA; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 58149127530     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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