Background Among invertebrates, specific pheromones elicit inherent (fixed) behavioural
responses to coordinate social behaviours such as sexual recognition and attraction. By …

Many mammals use scent marking for sexual and competitive advertisement, but little is
known about the mechanism by which scents are used to locate mates and competitors. We …

The whole animal, and the pectoralis muscle in particular, grows at a greatly enhanced rate
in chickens selected for meat production (broilers) when compared to those selected for egg …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Chemosignals and Reproduction”. This paper reviews
the role of chemosignals in the socio-sexual interactions of female mice, and reports two …

Background Reliable recognition of individuals requires phenotypic identity signatures that
are both individually distinctive and appropriately stable over time. Individual-specific …

In anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats, intraventricular injection of 25–5000 pmol AVP
caused short-latency, dose-related increases in blood pressure. Blood pressure increases …

Background:Knowledge of breed associations is valuable to clinicians and researchers
investigating diseases with a genetic basis. Hypothesis:Among symptomatic dogs tested for …

Objective: Our purpose was to compare the efficacy and safety of misoprostol with dinoprostone
(Prepidil) for labor induction. Study Design: In a randomized, controlled trial of labor …

The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) has a well‐developed capacity to modify muscle properties
in response to changes in temperature. Understanding the mechanisms underpinning …

The small intestine of healthy adult Beagles was examined to determine whether subclinical
abnormalities might exist that would be relevant to the use of Beagles in pharmacologic …