Comparative gene expression profiles for highly similar aggressive phenotypes in male and female cichlid fishes (Julidochromis)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 3269-3278

  Schumer, Molly ^a   Krishnakant, Kavita ^a   Renn, Suzy C P ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

AVT; Brain gene expression; Isotocin; Sex specific behavior

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CICHLID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TANZANIA;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CICHLIDS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA;

CICHLIDAE; JULIDOCHROMIS; JULIDOCHROMIS MARLIERI; JULIDOCHROMIS TRANSCRIPTUS; PISCES;

EID: 80052645562     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.055467     Document Type: Article

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