Testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone have different regulatory effects on electric communication signals of male Brachyhypopomus gauderio

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-147

  Goldina, Anna ^a   Gavassa, Sat ^a   Stoddard, Philip K ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

11 Ketotestosterone (11 KT); Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone ( MSH); Androgen; Communication signal; Electric fish; Electric organ discharge (EOD); Gymnotiform; Plasticity; Testosterone (T)

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRACHYHYPOPOMUS GAUDERIO; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC ORGAN DISCHARGE; GYMNOTIFORMES; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WAVEFORM;

ALPHA-MSH; ANDROGENS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GYMNOTIFORMES; MALE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79959564811     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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