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  • Courtship-induced changes in female sexual receptivity : a neuroendocrine study in an amphibian

    Creator:
    Propper, Catherine R.
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    This thesis describes studies that investigated 1) the effects of courtship on the neuroendocrine system of female rough-skinned newts, Taricha granulosa, and 2) whether the observed courtship-induced neuroendocrine changes affected female sexual receptivity. Sexual behaviors of female T. granulosa changed dramatically during courtship. Initially, females exhibited unreceptive behaviors to a...
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    Dissertation

  • Pheromonal mediation of reproductive behavior in the brown tree snake

    Creator:
    Greene, Michael John
    Abstract:
    In animals, reproductive behaviors serve to attract individuals together during the breeding season and to coordinate the behavioral and physiological states of individuals so that mating can successfully occur. In snakes, the various reproductive behaviors including courtship, mating, courtship inhibition, male combat and trailing are mediated primarily by pheromones. Pheromones...
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    Dissertation
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    bioassay where the experimental animal displays its normal behaviors in response to chemical stimuli taken

  • Chemical signaling and pheromone evolution in plethodontid salamanders

    Creator:
    Palmer, Catherine Anne
    Abstract:
    My dissertation focuses on the evolutionary forces that have shaped the chemical signaling system of plethodontid salamanders. Pheromones mediate two phases of plethodontid reproduction: mate attraction prior to courtship and female persuasion during courtship. Substrate-borne chemical signals are believed to play an important role in mate attraction for these animals....
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    Dissertation
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    the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology presented on May 28th, 2004 Title: Chemical Signaling