Androgen receptor antagonist impairs courtship but not aggressive behavior in the monogamous cichlid, Amatitlania nigrofasciata

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 527-532

  van Breukelen, Natalie April ^a  

^a Department of Psychology and Social Sciences at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson   (United States)

Author keywords

11 Ketotestosterone; Aggression; Amatitlania nigrofasciata; Courtship; Flutamide

Indexed keywords

FLUTAMIDE;

AGGRESSION; AMATITLANIA NIGROFASCIATA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CICHLID; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPAWNING;

AGGRESSION; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; COURTSHIP; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84875052879     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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