Vasotocin modulation of social behaviors in amphibians

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 97-109

  Boyd, Sunny K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139017855.009     Document Type: Chapter

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