Octopamine and occupancy: An aminergic mechanism for intruder-resident aggression in crickets

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1713, 2011, Pages 1873-1880

  Rillich, Jan ^a   Schildberger, Klaus ^b   Stevenson, Paul A ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agonistic behaviour; Biogenic amines; Experience dependent plasticity; Insects; Intruder resident paradigm; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIOGENIC AMINE; OCTOPAMINE;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANTAGONISM; CRICKET; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SHELTER;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GRYLLIDAE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOGENIC AMINES; GRYLLIDAE; OCTOPAMINE; TIME FACTORS;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955782464     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2099     Document Type: Article

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