Alterations to Embryonic Serotonin Change Aggression and Fearfulness

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 91-98

  Dennis, Rachel L ^a   Fahey, Alan G ^b   Cheng, Heng W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Serotonin, aggression, fearfullness, avian, embryonic development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874112848     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21459     Document Type: Article

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