Imprinting Behavior: Pituitary-Adrenocortical Modulation of the Approach Response
- 5 May 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 200 (4341) , 565-567
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.205951
Abstract
Plasma corticosterone concentrations in newly hatched ducklings exposed to an imprinting model are inversely related to the strength of approach behavior. Injections of corticosterone before imprinting reduces following, whereas alpha1-10-adrenocorticotropin or antiserum to corticosterone augments following behavior. The sensitive period for imprinting may be regulated by changes in the pituitary-adrenocortical axis.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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