Role of vasopressin in flank marking and aggression

Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Related Peptides in the Regulation of Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 213-231

  Ferris, Craig F ^a   Melloni, Richard H ^a   Albers, H Elliott ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139017855.015     Document Type: Chapter

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