Experience modulates both aromatase activity and the sensitivity of agonistic behaviour to testosterone in black-headed gulls

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-35

  Ros, Albert F H ^a,b   Franco, Aldina M A ^a   Groothuis, Ton G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Experience; Hypothalamus; Increased sensitivity; Isolation; Preoptic area; Priming; Social behaviour; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

AGING; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CHARADRIIFORMES; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 62749162213     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.01.017     Document Type: Article

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