Queering animal sexual behavior in biology textbooks
Confero: Essays on Education, Philosophy and Politics, 2013 Biology is instrumental in establishing and perpetuating societal norms of gender and sexuality, owing to its afforded authoritative role in formulating beliefs about what is "natural".
Malin Ah-King
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The Sexual Motivation of Male Rats as a Tool in Animal Models of Human Health Disorders
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2019 Normal or dysfunctional sexual behavior seems to be an important indicator of health or disease. Many health disorders in male patients affect sexual activity by directly causing erectile dysfunction, affecting sexual motivation, or both.
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Noninvasive Assessment of Testosterone Levels and Male Sexual Behavior in Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor) as a Critical Step Toward Conservation in Captivity [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine InternationalThe role of testosterone in regulating the antler cycle and sexual behavior in temperate cervids is well documented. However, studies on tropical cervids, such as the sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), remain limited.
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My Workplace Is Not a Safe Place: Transgressive Behavior and Workplace Harassment in Veterinary Clinics in the Netherlands [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesWorkplace harassment and transgressive behavior—including aggression, bullying, sexual harassment, and discrimination—is a growing concern in society, including veterinary practice, worldwide.
Jolanda Jansen +2 more
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Steroid hormone signaling during development has a latent effect on adult male sexual behavior in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 It is well established that steroid hormones regulate sexual behavior in vertebrates via organizational and activational effects. However, whether the organizational/activational paradigm applies more broadly to the sexual behavior of other animals such ...
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Glutamate in Male and Female Sexual Behavior: Receptors, Transporters, and Steroid Independence
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2020 The survival of animal species predicates on the success of sexual reproduction. Neurotransmitters play an integral role in the expression of these sexual behaviors in the brain. Here, we review the role of glutamate in sexual behavior in rodents and non-
Vic Shao-Chih Chiang, Jin Ho Park
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A neuroscience-based approach to the assessment of sexual behavior in animals
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Sexual behavior in animals is important in ensuring the continuity of the generation. These behaviors differ in animal species. Sexual behaviors are shaped under the control of the reproductive system. Physiological stimuli produced by the reproductive system find their counterparts in the organism as reproductive activity.
TEKİN, Samet +2 more
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Recurring ethanol exposure induces disinhibited courtship in Drosophila. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 Alcohol has a strong causal relationship with sexual arousal and disinhibited sexual behavior in humans; however, the physiological support for this notion is largely lacking and thus a suitable animal model to address this issue is instrumental.
Hyun-Gwan Lee +3 more
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An animal model of compulsive sexual behavior induced by morphine [PDF]
Chinese Science Bulletin, 2017 It is well recognized that psychoactive drugs impact sexual function, performance, and arousal. Chronic use of drugs in general leads to compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) in substance abusers and causes high rates of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, although different drugs are associated with variable degrees of sexual risk behavior ...
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Metabolites, 2022 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by deficits in social interaction, impaired communication, and repetitive behaviors.
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