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In this comprehensive account of olfactory communication and territorial behavior in the Mongolian gerbil, Del Thiessen and PaulineYahr provide the first detailed study of the neurological and physiological mechanisms that control these basic functions.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Scent Marking, Chemocommunication, and Gland Characteristics
  • 2. General Characteristics of the Mongolian Gerbil
  • 3. Social Behavior and Evolution of the Gerbil
  • 4. Hormone Regulation of Territoriality in the Gerbil
  • s. Neurohormone Regulation of Territoriality in the Gerbil
  • 6. The Harderian Gland: A New Pheromonal System
  • 7. Models for Territoriality
  • Bibliography
  • Index

The Gerbil in Behavioral Investigations

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/1977
      ISBN13: 9780292741904, 978-0292741904
      ISBN10: 0292741901
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this comprehensive account of olfactory communication and territorial behavior in the Mongolian gerbil, Del Thiessen and PaulineYahr provide the first detailed study of the neurological and physiological mechanisms that control these basic functions.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • 1. Scent Marking, Chemocommunication, and Gland Characteristics
      • 2. General Characteristics of the Mongolian Gerbil
      • 3. Social Behavior and Evolution of the Gerbil
      • 4. Hormone Regulation of Territoriality in the Gerbil
      • s. Neurohormone Regulation of Territoriality in the Gerbil
      • 6. The Harderian Gland: A New Pheromonal System
      • 7. Models for Territoriality
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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