Status-Dependent Vasotocin Modulation of Dominance and Subordination in the Weakly Electric Fish Gymnotus omarorum

Dominant-subordinate status emerges from agonistic encounters. The weakly electric fish, Gymnotus omarorum, displays a clear-cut example of non-breeding territorial aggression. The asymmetry in the behavior of dominants and subordinates is outstanding. Dominants are highly aggressive and subordinate...

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Main Authors: Rossana Perrone, Ana C. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00001/full