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Creator:: Smith, Mitchell Todd
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: special thanks: Dolores Smith and Barb Hettinger. I would like to thank Dolores Smith, my mother, for her

Creator:: Searcy, Brian T.
Abstract:: The neurohypophysial peptide system is involved in modulating a variety of physiological, neurological, and behavioral responses in vertebrates. The principal forms of these peptides in non-mammalian tetrapods are vasotocin (VT) and mesotocin (MT). The studies described in this thesis used pharmacological, molecular, and biochemical techniques, along with phylogenetic analyses, to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Endocrinol 102(2): 157-72. Acher, R., J. Chauvet and M. T. Chauvet (1995). "Man and the chimaera. Selective

Creator:: Coddington, Emma
Abstract:: In nature, animals survive threats by responding physiologically and behaviorally in ways that are appropriate to the situation. Which responses are appropriate depend on the animals' surroundings and current physiological and behavioral state. This dissertation investigated the neuroendocrine mechanisms that control context-dependent behavioral responses to stress by focusing on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: medial basal hypothalamus (de Miguel, Romero, Munoz, Garcia-Gil, Gonzalez, Villanua, Makriyannis, Ramos

Creator:: Lumas, Kathy A.
Abstract:: An investigation of the correlation between a number of behavioral, morphological and physiological parameters and dominance status of male Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) was undertaken. Dominant males performed significantly more aggressive behaviors than subordinates and a higher proportion of these behaviors was directed toward distantly ranked subordinates. Animals could also...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Lowry, Christopher
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Chapter VI is prepared for submission, Lowry, C.A., Orchinik, M., Burke, K.A., Renner, K.J., and Moore

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