Habituation and sensitization of aggression in bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana): Testing the dual-process theory of habituation

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 307-316

  Bee, Mark A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FROG; HABITUATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANA CATESBEIANA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 85047685136     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.115.3.307     Document Type: Article

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