Evolutionary functions of early social modulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis development in humans
MV Flinn, PA Nepomnaschy, MP Muehlenbein… - Neuroscience & …, 2011 - Elsevier
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) is highly responsive to social challenges.
Because stress hormones can have negative developmental and health consequences, this …
Because stress hormones can have negative developmental and health consequences, this …
Beyond glucocorticoids: Integrating dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) into animal welfare research
JC Whitham, JL Bryant, LJ Miller - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary It is considered best practice in the field of animal welfare to utilize multiple
indicators of welfare when assessing an individual's current state. While welfare scientists …
indicators of welfare when assessing an individual's current state. While welfare scientists …
[PDF][PDF] Glucocorticoid-mediated phenotypes in vertebrates: multilevel variation and evolution
Fluctuations in abiotic and biotic conditions exist in almost all habitats (Dunlap, Loros, &
DeCoursey, 2004; Stevenson et al., 2015). Some fluctuations like the alternation between …
DeCoursey, 2004; Stevenson et al., 2015). Some fluctuations like the alternation between …
DHEA effects on brain and behavior: insights from comparative studies of aggression
Historically, research on the neuroendocrinology of aggression has been dominated by the
paradigm that the brain receives sex steroid hormones, such as testosterone (T), from the …
paradigm that the brain receives sex steroid hormones, such as testosterone (T), from the …
Neural androgen synthesis and aggression: insights from a seasonally breeding rodent
Aggression is an essential social behavior that promotes survival and reproductive fitness
across animal systems. While research on the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying this …
across animal systems. While research on the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying this …
How does diet affect fecal steroid hormone metabolite concentrations? An experimental examination in red squirrels
A growing number of longitudinal studies in free-ranging animals are measuring fecal
steroid hormone metabolite concentrations (FHM). Free-ranging animals can exhibit major …
steroid hormone metabolite concentrations (FHM). Free-ranging animals can exhibit major …
Non‐sex‐biased dominance in a sexually monomorphic electric fish: Fight structure and submissive electric signalling
Males and females commonly compete for limited resources. When interaction costs are
similar for both sexes and there are no sexual differences in resource value estimation, a …
similar for both sexes and there are no sexual differences in resource value estimation, a …
The agonistic adrenal: melatonin elicits female aggression via regulation of adrenal androgens
NM Rendon, LM Rudolph… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Classic findings have demonstrated an important role for sex steroids as regulators of
aggression, but this relationship is lacking within some environmental contexts. In mammals …
aggression, but this relationship is lacking within some environmental contexts. In mammals …
Non-invasive administration of 17β-estradiol rapidly increases aggressive behavior in non-breeding, but not breeding, male song sparrows
Abstract 17β-Estradiol (E 2) acts in the brain via genomic and non-genomic mechanisms to
influence physiology and behavior. There is seasonal plasticity in the mechanisms by which …
influence physiology and behavior. There is seasonal plasticity in the mechanisms by which …
Ontogeny of the adrenal gland in the spiny mouse, with particular reference to production of the steroids cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone
TA Quinn, U Ratnayake, H Dickinson… - …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Synthesis of the androgen dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) by the fetal adrenal gland is
important for placental estrogen production and may also be important for modulating the …
important for placental estrogen production and may also be important for modulating the …