Influence of long-term social interaction on chirping behavior, steroid levels and neurogenesis in weakly electric fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2434-2441

  Dunlap, Kent D ^a   Chung, Michael ^a   Castellano, James F ^a,b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Cortisol; Electric fish; Neurogenesis; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; BRAIN; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

COMMUNICATION; CORTISOL; ELECTRIC FISH; NEUROGENESIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; NEUROGENESIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEROIDS;

ANIMALIA; APTERONOTUS; AVES; BRACHYHYPOPOMUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84879524587     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.082875     Document Type: Review

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