Olfactory-mediated parasite recognition and avoidance: Linking genes to behavior

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 272-283

  Kavaliers, Martin ^a   Choleris, Elena ^b   Ågmo, Anders ^c   Pfaff, Donald W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptors , ; Individual recognition; Mate choice; Odor cues; Oxytocin; Parasite avoidance; Social recognition

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AVERSION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECTOPARASITE; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENOMICS; KNOCKOUT GENE; MATE CHOICE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMELLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URINE;

EID: 8544256349     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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