Patterns of Primate BehaviorThis newly revised second edition introduces the perspective that a primatologist brings to an understanding of behavior. The text provides a framework, comparative attitude, & anecdotal examples. |
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Page 79
... hormones then present in the blood , the anterior pituitary gland produces follicle - stimulating hormone ( FSH ) . With rising titers of FSH , one or more of the ovarian follicles ( the site of an immature egg or ovum ) begins to ...
... hormones then present in the blood , the anterior pituitary gland produces follicle - stimulating hormone ( FSH ) . With rising titers of FSH , one or more of the ovarian follicles ( the site of an immature egg or ovum ) begins to ...
Page 88
... hormones , is modified by social learning , and is exaggerated by context ( role behaviors ) . The rhesus monkey ... hormones ar presumed to play an important part in determining behavior is when the maturing ovaries begin to produce ...
... hormones , is modified by social learning , and is exaggerated by context ( role behaviors ) . The rhesus monkey ... hormones ar presumed to play an important part in determining behavior is when the maturing ovaries begin to produce ...
Page 285
... hormone ( ACTH ) A hormone produced by the pituitary gland , which stimulates activity of the cortical portion of the adrenal glands . adrenal hormones Adrenalin , cortin , and perhaps others produced by the ductless adrenal glands ...
... hormone ( ACTH ) A hormone produced by the pituitary gland , which stimulates activity of the cortical portion of the adrenal glands . adrenal hormones Adrenalin , cortin , and perhaps others produced by the ductless adrenal glands ...
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TWO | 27 |
Communication | 41 |
Sensory limitations on the perception of communication | 58 |
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