Endogenous Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Aggression in Domestic Dogs

Aggressive behavior in dogs poses public health and animal welfare concerns, however the biological mechanisms regulating dog aggression are not well understood. We investigated the relationships between endogenous plasma oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (AVP)—neuropeptides that have been linked to aff...

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Main Authors: Evan L. MacLean, Laurence R. Gesquiere, Margaret E. Gruen, Barbara L. Sherman, W. Lance Martin, C. Sue Carter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
dog
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01613/full