Effects of isotocin on social responses in a cooperatively breeding fish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 753-760

  Reddon, Adam R ^a   O'Connor, Constance M ^a   Marsh Rollo, Susan E ^a   Balshine, Sigal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cichlid fish; Dominance hierarchy; Isotocin; Neolamprologus pulcher; Nonapeptide; Oxytocin; Social decision making

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARRAY; DECISION MAKING; PEPTIDE; PERCIFORM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORY;

CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866927223     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.07.021     Document Type: Article

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