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Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 2 Biobehavioral Influences (1994) / Chapter Skim
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... testosterone plays an important role in the genesis and maintenance of some forms of aggressive behavior. One should note, however, that in some species and situations, no sex differences in testosterone-mediated aggression are apparent.
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... The positioning of the fetus during intrauterine development is an important source of variation in the hormonal titers to which both developing mate and female rats and mice are exposed. Vom Saal and Bronson {1980)
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  • aggressive behavior
  • male rats
  • treated male
  • female rats
  • sex differences

  • social conflict
  • target tissues
  • vom saal


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