Social behavior functions and related anatomical characteristics of vasotocin/vasopressin systems in vertebrates

JL Goodson, AH Bass - Brain research reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide arginine vasotocin (AVT; non-mammals) and its mammalian homologue,
arginine vasopressin (AVP) influence a variety of sex-typical and species-specific behaviors …

Hormones, developmental plasticity and adaptation

AM Dufty, J Clobert, AP Møller - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2002 - cell.com
Phenotypic plasticity is the extent to which an organism can change its physiology,
behaviour, morphology and/or development in response to environmental cues …

[图书][B] Hormones and animal social behavior

E Adkins-Regan - 2013 - degruyter.com
Research into the lives of animals in their natural environments has revealed a rich tapestry
of complex social relationships and previously unsuspected social and mating systems. The …

Species, sex and individual differences in the vasotocin/vasopressin system: relationship to neurochemical signaling in the social behavior neural network

HE Albers - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Arginine-vasotocin (AVT)/arginine vasopressin (AVP) are members of the
AVP/oxytocin (OT) superfamily of peptides that are involved in the regulation of social …

Nonapeptides and social behavior in fishes

J Godwin, R Thompson - Hormones and Behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
The nonapeptide hormones arginine vasotocin and isotocin play important roles in
mediating social behaviors in fishes. Studies in a diverse range of species demonstrate …

Bending genders: the biology of natural sex change in fish

EV Todd, H Liu, S Muncaster, NJ Gemmell - Sexual Development, 2016 - karger.com
Sexual fate is no longer seen as an irreversible deterministic switch set during early
embryonic development but as an ongoing battle for primacy between male and female …

Hormonal and pheromonal control of spawning behavior in the goldfish

M Kobayashi, PW Sorensen, NE Stacey - Fish physiology and …, 2002 - Springer
Species that employ sexual reproduction must synchronize gamete maturity with behavior
within and between genders. Teleost fishes solve this challenge by using reproductive …

Unravelling the neurophysiological basis of aggression in a fish model

AL Filby, GC Paull, TFA Hickmore, CR Tyler - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Background Aggression is a near-universal behaviour with substantial influence on and
implications for human and animal social systems. The neurophysiological basis of …

The vasopressin 1b receptor is prominent in the hippocampal area CA2 where it is unaffected by restraint stress or adrenalectomy

WS Young, J Li, SR Wersinger, M Palkovits - Neuroscience, 2006 - Elsevier
The vasopressin 1b receptor (Avpr1b) is one of two principal receptors mediating the
behavioral effects of vasopressin (Avp) in the brain. Avpr1b has recently been shown to …

Endocrine control of sexual behavior in teleost fish

A Munakata, M Kobayashi - General and comparative endocrinology, 2010 - Elsevier
Sexual behavior is one of the most profound events during the life cycle of animals that
reproduce sexually. After completion of gonadal development that is mediated by various …