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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
      Published 1 January 1977
      ISBN-13 9780292741904
      978-0292741904
      ISBN-10 0292741901
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      Neurosciences

      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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