Arginine-vasotocin influence on aggressive behavior and dominance in rainbow trout

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 470-475

  Backström, Tobias ^a   Winberg, Svante ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Biomedical Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Arginine vasopressin (AVP); Arginine vasotocin (AVT); Cortisol; Dominance subordinance; Dyadic interaction; Serotonin (5 hydroxytryptamine, 5 HT); Social system; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; ARGIPRESSIN[1 (3,3 CYCLOPENTAMETHYLENE 3 MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID) 2 (O METHYLTYROSINE)]; ARGIPRESTOCIN; HYDROCORTISONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SEROTONIN; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 58649121692     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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