Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 2 Biobehavioral Influences (1994) / Chapter Skim
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A similar control for mate aggression has been demonstrated in a number of laboratory animal species. For example, female mice given a single injection of testosterone at
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This is frequently referred to as an activational effect although, mechanistically, androgens are not stimulating aggressive behavior in vacuo; more accurately, they appear to be altering the response to aggression-provoking stimuli. In laboratory animals, particularly rodents, there is research that demonstrates the brain sites involved in this action and the importance r r ~ ~ .
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have also been found to be related to aggressive behavior in animals. However, the strongest relationship is a negative one.
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