Neural mechanisms of individual and sexual recognition in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 260-267

  Petrulis, Aras ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Odor; Olfaction; Pheromone; Scent marking

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; CHEMORECEPTOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; GENDER IDENTITY; HABITUATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY MEMORY; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIFORM CORTEX; REVIEW; SMELLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYRIAN HAMSTER; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MESOCRICETUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; ODORS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PHEROMONES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 64049100192     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.10.027     Document Type: Review

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