Parasitism and Behavioral Dominance Among Male Mice
- 24 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 213 (4506) , 461-462
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7244643
Abstract
Infestations by the nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus can prevent adult male mice from becoming behaviorally dominant. The effect is dose-dependent and is more likely to influence the development of dominance than to disrupt existing dominance relationships. Doses capable of exerting this effect are not lethal and do not affect weight.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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