Seasonal patterns of melatonin alter aggressive phenotypes of female Siberian hamsters.

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Many animal species exhibit year-round aggression, a behaviour that allows individuals to compete for limited resources in their environment (eg, food and mates). Interestingly, this high degree of territoriality persists during the non-breeding season, despite low levels of circulating gonadal steroids (ie, testosterone [T] and oestradiol [E2 ]). Our previous work suggests that the pineal hormone melatonin...

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