Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "Animal Behavior"

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    • Blood Oxygen Depletion Is Independent of Dive Function in a Deep Diving Vertebrate, the Northern Elephant Seal 

      Meir, Jessica U.; Robinson, Patrick W.; Vilchis, L. Ignacio; Kooyman, Gerald L.; Costa, Daniel P.; Ponganis, Paul J. (Public Library of Science, 2013)
      Although energetics is fundamental to animal ecology, traditional methods of determining metabolic rate are neither direct nor instantaneous. Recently, continuous blood oxygen (O2) measurements were used to assess energy ...

    • Disinhibition in Risky Sexual Behavior in Men, but Not Women, during Four Years of Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural, Southwestern Uganda 

      Kembabazi, Annet; Bajunirwe, Francis; Hunt, Peter W.; Martin, Jeffrey N.; Muzoora, Conrad; Haberer, Jessica E.; Bangsberg, David R.; Siedner, Mark J. (Public Library of Science, 2013)
      Background: In resource-rich areas, risky sexual behavior (RSB) largely diminishes after initiation of anti-retroviral therapy, with notable exceptions among some populations who perceive a protected benefit from anti-retroviral ...

    • Lack of Tryptophan Hydroxylase-1 in Mice Results in Gait Abnormalities 

      Suidan, Georgette L; Duerschmied, Daniel; Dillon, Gregory; Vanderhorst, Veronique; Hampton, Thomas G.; Wong, Siu Ling Christine; Voorhees, Jaymie R.; Wagner, Denisa D. (Public Library of Science, 2013)
      The role of peripheral serotonin in nervous system development is poorly understood. Tryptophan hydroxylase-1 (TPH1) is expressed by non-neuronal cells including enterochromaffin cells of the gut, mast cells and the pineal ...

    • A Sexually Conditioned Switch of Chemosensory Behavior in C. elegans 

      Sakai, Naoko; Iwata, Ryo; Yokoi, Saori; Butcher, Rebecca A.; Clardy, Jon; Tomioka, Masahiro; Iino, Yuichi (Public Library of Science, 2013)
      In sexually reproducing animals, mating is essential for transmitting genetic information to the next generation and therefore animals have evolved mechanisms for optimizing the chance of successful mate location. In the ...