Endocrine and neuroendocrine regulation of fathering behavior in birds

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue , 2016, Pages 237-248

  Lynn, Sharon E ^a  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Corticosterone; Fathering behavior; Neuropeptides; Paternal care; Progesterone; Prolactin; Social cues; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR TYPE 2; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN INHIBITORY HORMONE; MESOTOCIN; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR TYPE 1; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSCORTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR; ANDROGEN;

ACTITUS MACULARIUS; ANSER ANSER; APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS; BARN SWALLOW; BIRD; BIRDS BY NESTING BEHAVIOR; BREEDING METHOD; CARDINALIS CARDINALIS; DOWN REGULATION; FATHERING BEHAVIOR; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; HAEMORHOUS MEXICANUS; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INCUBATION TIME; JUNCO HYEMALIS; LARUS CRASSIROSTRIS; MALARUS MELANOCEPHALUS; MILVUS MIGRANS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OWL; PAGODROMA NIVEA; PARUS MAJOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHALAROPUS LOBATUS; PHALAROPUS TRICOLOR; PHOENICURUS OCHRUROS; PHYLOGENY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; STRIX ALUCO; STURNUS VULGARIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; URIA AALGE; VIREO OLIVACEUS; VIREO SOLITARIUS; ZENAIDA MACROURA; ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; FATHER; MALE; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; CORTICOSTERONE; FATHERS; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; OXYTOCIN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; PROLACTIN;

EID: 84956588695     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.04.005     Document Type: Review

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