Dominance, plasma testosterone levels, and testis size in house mice artificially selected for high activity levels.

doi:10.1016/s0031-9384(02)00767-9

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Dominance, plasma testosterone levels, and testis size in house mice artificially selected for high activity levels.

Physiology & behavior - 1 Sept 2002

Klomberg Kurt F, Garland Theodore, Swallow John G, Carter Patrick A

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Male house mice (Mus domesticus) from four replicate lines selectively bred for high voluntary wheel-running behavior were compared with four random-bred control lines with respect to dominance, testis size, and plasma testosterone level. Behavior was measured with a tube apparatus in which focal mice encountered a standard opponent from an inbred strain, and positions of mice were scored over a 10-min period;...

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Animals
Behavior, Animal
Body Weight
Genotype
Male
Mice
Motor Activity
Social Dominance
Testis
Testosterone

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PMID: 12213499
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9384(02)00767-9

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