Hormones and Aggressive Behavior

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Hormonal Determinants of Aggressive Behavior

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Pituitary-Gonadal Influences on Social Aggression

      • Paul F. Brain

      Pages 3-25

   3. Pituitary-Adrenocortical Effects on Intermale Agonistic Behavior

      • Alan I. Leshner

      Pages 27-38

   4. Hormones and Aggression in Female Mammals

      • Owen R. Floody

      Pages 39-89

   5. Hormonal Influences on Maternal Aggression

      • Bruce B. Svare, Martha A. Mann

      Pages 91-104

   6. Hormones and Infanticide

      • Ronald Gandelman

      Pages 105-118

   7. Hormonal Influences on Shock-Induced Fighting

      • Robert L. Conner, Anthony P. Constantino, George C. Scheuch

      Pages 119-144

   8. Hormonal Influences on Territorial Marking Behavior

      • Pauline Yahr

      Pages 145-175

3. Mechanisms of Hormone Action and Aggressive Behavior

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177

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   2. Genetics, Hormones, and Aggression

      • Stephen C. Maxson, Paul Shrenker, Lynne C. Vigue

      Pages 179-196

   3. Models of Early Hormonal Effects on Intrasex Aggression in Mice

      • Frederick S. vom Saal

      Pages 197-222

   4. Hormone—Brain Interactions and Their Influence on Agonistic Behavior

      • David B. Adams

      Pages 223-245

   5. Molecular Mechanisms of Steroid Hormone Actions in the Brain

      • William G. Luttge

      Pages 247-312

   6. Hormone-Drug Interactions and Their Influence on Aggressive Behavior

      • Klaus A. Miczek, Joseph F. DeBold

      Pages 313-347

4. The Environment, Hormones, and Aggressive Behavior

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 349-349

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   2. Conditions of Housing, Hormones, and Aggressive Behavior

      • Paul F. Brain, David Benton

      Pages 351-372

   3. Pheromonal Influence on Aggressive Behavior

      • Ching-tse Lee, David W. Ingersoll

      Pages 373-392

   4. The Hormonal Responses to Competition and Their Behavioral Significance

      • Alan I. Leshner

      Pages 393-404

5. Hormones and Aggressive Behavior in Selected Vertebrates

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 405-405

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This volume is an overview of research examining the relationship between hormones and aggressive behavior. The last 15 years have witnessed a tremen­ dous growth of knowledge in this area, yet reviews written by specialists are virtually nonexistent. This work is an attempt to provide a comprehensive and cohesive synthesis of this literature. Chapters 1-7 provide an analysis of hor­ monal influences on the major forms of aggressive behavior, including intermale, interfemale, shock-induced, maternal, territorial, and predatory aggression. The focus of Chapters 8-12 is an examination of the mechanisms through which hormones might act to produce changes in agonistic responding. Genetic, de­ velopmental, neural, and biochemical influences are considered. It is well known that environment, social context, and experience modulate the effects of hor­ mones on behavior. Thus, Chapters 13-15 are designed to review the literature concerning hormone-pheromone interactions, hormonal responses to compe­ tition, and the influence of social context on the endocrine system and aggressive behavior. Frequently, the principles advanced by behavioral endocrinologists are based on research in one species, the rodent. To provide a more comparative perspective and to examine specifically the generality of those principles gen­ erated for rodents, Chapters 16-22 examine hormone-aggression relationships in a variety of species, including fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, infrahuman primates, humans, ungulates, and insects. This volume should be useful to both beginning and advanced researchers in animal behavior, behavioral endocri­ nology, physiological psychology, neuroendocrinology, zoology, physiology, and psychiatry.

• aggression
• amphibians
• behavior
• brain
• environment
• fish
• genetics
• mammals
• physiology
• primates
• psychiatry
• psychology
• reptiles
• vertebrates
• zoology

• State University of New York at Albany, Albany, USA

  Bruce B. Svare

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