Concepts derived from the Challenge Hypothesis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.06.014
Abstract: The Challenge Hypothesis was developed to explain why and how regulatory mechanisms underlying patterns of testosterone secretion vary so much across species and populations as well as among and within individuals. The hypothesis has been… read more here.
Keywords: hormone; derived challenge; concepts derived; challenge hypothesis ... See more keywords
The neuroendocrine integration of environmental information, the regulation and action of testosterone and the challenge hypothesis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104574
Abstract: The authors of the original challenge hypothesis proposed influential hypotheses concerning the relationship between testosterone concentrations in the blood and aggressive social behaviors. Many of the key observations were made in avian species studied in… read more here.
Keywords: information; challenge; challenge hypothesis; testosterone ... See more keywords
The challenge hypothesis revisited: Focus on reproductive experience and neural mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104645
Abstract: Our review focuses on findings from mammals as part of a Special Issue "30th Anniversary of the Challenge Hypothesis". Here we put forth an integration of the mechanisms through which testosterone controls territorial behavior and… read more here.
Keywords: neural mechanisms; challenge hypothesis; reproductive experience;