Methyltestosterone-induced changes in electro-olfactogram responses and courtship behaviors of cyprinids

Chemical Senses

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-74

  Belanger, Rachelle M ^a   Pachkowski, Melanie D ^a   Stacey, Norm E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

17 methyltestosterone; Courtship behaviors; Cyprinidae; Olfaction; Prostaglandins; Steroids

Indexed keywords

METHYLTESTOSTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BARBONYMUS SCHWANENFELDII; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINIFORMES; EPALZEORHYNCOS BICOLOR; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMELLING; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

BARBODES SCHWANEFELDI; BARBONYMUS SCHWANENFELDII; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CYPRINIDAE; DANIO RERIO; EPALZEORHYNCHOS BICOLOR; PISCES;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; MALE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; PROSTAGLANDINS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMELL; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 77449125707     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjp085     Document Type: Article

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