Contested dominance modifies the anovulatory consequences of social subordination in female marmosets

Dominance status among female marmosets is reflected in agonistic behavior and ovarian function. Socially dominant females receive submissive behavior from subordinates, while exhibiting normal ovulatory function. Subordinate females, however, receive agonistic behavior from dominants, while exhibit...

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Main Authors: A.I. Alencar, M.B.C. Sousa, D.H. Abbott, M.E. Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2006-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000500012