The relationship between socio-sexual behavior and salivary cortisol in bonobos: Tests of the tension regulation hypothesis

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-232

  Hohmann, Gottfried ^a   Mundry, Roger ^a   Deschner, Tobias ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bonobo; Genital contact; Pan paniscus; Salivary cortisol; Socio sexual behavior; Stress; Tension regulation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HORMONE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMATE; SALIVA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATERING SERVICE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GERMANY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PAN PANISCUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOUCH; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; GENITALIA; GERMANY; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAN PANISCUS; SALIVA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TOUCH;

PAN PANISCUS;

EID: 63049128329     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20640     Document Type: Article

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