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Positive social behaviours are induced and retained after oxytocin manipulations mimicking endogenous concentrations in a wild mammal

The neuropeptide hormone oxytocin modulates numerous social and parental behaviours across a wide range of species, including humans. We conducted manipulation experiments on wild grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) to determine whether oxytocin increases proximity-seeking behaviour, which has previousl...

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Autores principales: Robinson, Kelly J., Twiss, Sean D., Hazon, Neil, Moss, Simon, Pomeroy, Patrick P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5454273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28539519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0554