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to behave like members of the opposite sex by giving them the hormones of the
opposite sex. Injecting testosterone into a female whose ovaries were removed
past puberty does not lead her to engage in male copulatory behavior with ...
to behave like members of the opposite sex by giving them the hormones of the
opposite sex. Injecting testosterone into a female whose ovaries were removed
past puberty does not lead her to engage in male copulatory behavior with ...
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dition, another hormone — progesterone — also has a particular pattern of
ovarian production and release, but its role is less well understood.) Estradiol has
specific target cells within particular regions of the female's brain. When ovarian ...
dition, another hormone — progesterone — also has a particular pattern of
ovarian production and release, but its role is less well understood.) Estradiol has
specific target cells within particular regions of the female's brain. When ovarian ...
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Normally the hormonal suppression of feeding would lower the chance that a
slug would cannibalize its own progeny; by the time feeding regained its
dominance as hormonal levels fell, the slug would usually have moved away
from its clutch.
Normally the hormonal suppression of feeding would lower the chance that a
slug would cannibalize its own progeny; by the time feeding regained its
dominance as hormonal levels fell, the slug would usually have moved away
from its clutch.
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The Genetics of Behavior | 25 |
GENES PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS | 42 |
The Development of Behavior | 55 |
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