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Paradigms for the study of behavior /
Methods in Neurosciences, Volume 14: Paradigms for the Study of Behavior is a collection of articles that describes the methods for measuring a wide range of behavior. This volume covers the means for measuring different behaviors, such as reproductive, maternal, sexual, aggression, social interacti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
[1993]
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| Colección: | Methods in neurosciences ;
v. 14. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Paradigms for the Study of Behavior; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors to Volume 14; Preface; Methods in Neurosciences; Section I: Sexual and Reproductive Behavior; Chapter 1. Measurement of Sexual Behavior: Controls for Variables; Factors Influencing Sexual Behavior and Its Measurement; Measurement of Sexual Behavior; Procedure; References; Chapter 2. Practical Considerations in the Measurement of Sexual Behavior; Introduction; Copulatory Behaviors of Mammals; Precopulatory Behaviors; Individual Variation in Sexual Performance; Subjective Scoring Systems.
- Mating EfficiencySelecting Subjects; Handling Subjects; Preparation of Stimulus Females; Presentation of Stimulus Females; Dealing with Aggression; Physical Features of the Test Environment; Data Collection Techniques; Animal Identification; Test Length; Testing Young Animals; Sexual Stimulation; Measuring Libido; Mate Choice and Sexual Orientation; References; Chapter 3. Component Analysis of Male Sexual Behavior; Introduction; The Duality of Sexual Behavior; Description of Copulatory Behavior; Measures of Male Rat Copulatory Behavior; Test Conditions.
- Interpretation of Copulatory Behavioral DataEvaluation of Genital Function; Evaluation of Sexual Motivation; Other Considerations; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. Analysis of Female Sexual Behavior: Proceptivity, Receptivity, and Rejection; Introduction; The Duality of Sexual Behavior; Description of Female Rat Copulatory Behavior; Specialized Tests; Experimental Models; Other Considerations; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Measurement of Hormonal and Neural Correlates of Reproductive Behavior; Introduction.
- Dynamic Determinations-Peripheral MeasurementsDynamic Determinations-Central Measurements; Overview; Acknowledgments; References; Section II: Social and Aggressive Behavior; Chapter 6. Measurement of Social Interactions; Introduction; Experimental Approach; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 7. Assessment of Aggressive Behavior in Rodent; Introduction; Ethical Issues in Studies on Animal Aggression; General Definitions; Philosophy of Recording Aggressive Behavior; Gross Scores of Aggressive Behavior; Sensory Inputs Regulating Aggressive Behavior; Dominance and Subordination.
- Scoring Mouse Aggressive BehaviorScoring Rat Aggressive Behavior; Social Roles within a Male Pair: A Reductionist Shortcut; Female Aggressive Behavior; Developmental Changes in Aggressive Behavior Patterns and the Effects of Isolation on Them; Choice of Strain and Genetics; A Few Final Warnings; Statistical Evaluation of Dominance; Drug Effects on Aggressive Behavior; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8. Resident-Intruder Paradigms for the Study of Rodent Aggression; Introduction; General Methodological Considerations; Colony Models of Aggression; Isolation-Induced Aggression.