Extreme aggression in male squid induced by a β-MSP-like pheromone

Current Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 322-327

  Cummins, Scott F ^a,b   Boal, Jean G ^c,d   Buresch, Kendra C ^d   Kuanpradit, Chitraporn ^e   Sobhon, Prasert ^e   Holm, Johanna B ^c,f   Degnan, Bernard M ^b   Nagle, Gregg T ^g   Hanlon, Roger T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA MICROSEMINOPROTEIN; BETA-MICROSEMINOPROTEIN; PHEROMONE; PROSTATIC SECRETORY PROTEIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEPHALOPOD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; DECAPODIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVUM; PHEROMONES; PROSTATIC SECRETORY PROTEINS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; LOLIGO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79951769656     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.038     Document Type: Article

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