Female sexual arousal in amphibians

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 630-636

  Wilczynski, Walter ^a   Lynch, Kathleen S ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Communication; Estrogen; Female; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; COPULATION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; MATING; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 79957605760     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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