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Contested dominance modifies the anovulatory consequences of social subordination in female marmosets

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2006
Dominance status among female marmosets is reflected in agonistic behavior and ovarian function. Socially dominant females receive submissive behavior from subordinates, while exhibiting normal ovulatory function.
A.I. Alencar, M.B.C. Sousa, D.H. Abbott, M.E. Yamamoto   +3 more
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Dopamine Receptor Subtype Agonists and Feeding Behavior [PDF]

Obesity Research, 1995
AbstractStimulation or blockade of various dopamine receptor subtypes is associated with reduced feeding. For example, D2 receptor agonists suppress feeding in food‐deprived and free‐feeding rats, and in rats given access to a highly palatable diet Similarly, reduced food intake is associated with the actions of diverse D1 receptor agonists, and these ...
P, Terry, D B, Gilbert, S J, Cooper
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Can Greater Flamingo Recognize Fertile vs. Infertile Egg? A Single Case Study [PDF]

, 2017
Fertility of captive flamingos varies between flocks, species and seasons. Individuating infertile eggs could be helpful to facilitate important decisions.
Franchin, Matilde, Piccirillo, Alessandra, Regaiolli, Barbara, Sandri, Camillo, Spiezio, Caterina   +4 more
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The Personality Traits and Interactive Behavior of Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis)

Fishes
Agonistic behavior is a common behavior among agonistic Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis). Such behavior often leads to limb loss or physical impairment, and significantly affects the survival, growth, and quality of the crabs, and even the yield
Jianyang Sun, Dongxin Zhang, Yuhang Hong, Chengyi Weng, Yangyang Pang, Yongxu Cheng, Xiaozhen Yang   +6 more
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Canid vs. Canid: Insights into Coyote-Dog Encounters from Social Media

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2018
While the relationship between coyotes (Canis latrans) and house cats (Felis catus) may be characterized as one between predators and their prey, coyote interactions with domestic dogs (C.
Erin E. Boydston, Eric S. Abelson, Ari Kazanjian, Daniel T. Blumstein   +3 more
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Social bonds and genetic ties: Kinship association and affiliation in a community of bonobos (Pan paniscus) [PDF]

, 1999
Studies of captive populations of bonobos suggest that females are more gregarious than males. This seems to contradict assumed sex-differences in kinship deriving from a speciestypical dispersal pattern of female exogamy and male philopatry.
Fruth, Barbara, Gerloff, U., Hohmann, Gottfried, Tautz, Diethard   +3 more
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Seasonal effects on reconciliation in Macaca Fuscata Yakui [PDF]

, 2006
Dietary composition may have profound effects on the activity budgets, levelof food competition, and social behavior of a species. Similarly, in seasonally breeding species, the mating season is a period in which competition for mating partners increases,
B. Thierry, Bonaventura Majolo, C. H. Janson, C. H. Janson, C. P. van Schaik, C. P. van Schaik, C. Saito, D. A. Hill, D. J. Melnick, E. H. M. Sterck, F. Aureli, F. Aureli, F. Aureli, F. Aureli, F. B. M de Waal, F. Mitsunaga, F. R. D’Amato, G. Hanya, G. Schino, H.C. Veenema, J. Altmann, J. D. Pruetz, J. P. Hanby, J. R. Krebs, J. Soltis, K. E. Miller, L. A. Isbell, L. Barrett, M. F. Small, N. Agetsuma, N. Agetsuma, N. F. Koyama, Nicola Koyama, P. L. Vasey, P. T. Mehlman, P. Verbeek, P.L. Whitten, R. I. M. Dunbar, R. I. M. Dunbar, R. Palombit, R.W. Byrne, S. Matsumura, S. P. Henzi, T. Enomoto, T. Maruhashi, T. R. Gillespie, Y. Takahata   +46 more
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Vocalization during agonistic encounter in Mongolian gerbils: Impact of sexual experience.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Behaviors and vocalizations associated with aggression are essential for animals to survive, reproduce, and organize social hierarchy. Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) are highly aggressive and frequently emit calls.
Takafumi Furuyama, Takafumi Shigeyama, Munenori Ono, Sachiko Yamaki, Kohta I Kobayasi, Nobuo Kato, Ryo Yamamoto   +6 more
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Species recognition by the sequence of discharge intervals in weakly electric fishes of the genus Campylomormyrus (Mormyridae, Teleostei) [PDF]

, 1994
In two Campylomormyrus species, tamandua and rhynchophorus from Central Africa, the electric organ discharge (EOD) activity was studied during the nocturnal activity phase in the laboratory. Both species have a pulse-type EOD of less than 200 μs duration
Kramer, Bernd, Kuhn, Birgit
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Identification of candidate pheromones and neurotransmitter regulation of agonistic behavior in Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Aquaculture Reports
Macrobrachium rosenbergii, a crucial commercial prawn species in China, exhibits agonistic behavior under high-density culture conditions, which negatively impacts their integrity, survival, and growth, causing economic losses. This study utilized liquid
Hangyu Qi, Qi Shen, Jiongying Yu, Miaoying Cai, Jianyu Song, Junjie Wu, Guoliang Yang, Shaokui Yi   +7 more
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