Fourth Conference of the European Society for Comparative Psychology and Biochemistry, Bielefeld, September 8-11, 1982

Inhalt

1 Brain Mechanisms.- Sites of Action of Ovarian Hormones in the Regulation of Oestrous Responsiveness in Rats.- Mechanisms of Oestrogen-Progestin Interactions in the Regulation of Lordosis in Female Guinea Pigs.- Diurnal Variations in the Sensitivity of the Brain to Oestrogens: Behavioural and Biochemical Studies.- Catechol Oestrogens: Their Contraceptive Effects and Possible Involvement in Some Reproductive Processes of the Rat.- Cholinergic Regulation of Feminine Sexual Behaviour in Laboratory Rats.- Brain Mechanisms of Maternal Behaviour in the Rat.- Potency and Fertility: Hormonal and Mechanical Causes and Effects of Penile Actions in Rats.- Endorphin-Monoamine Interaction and Steroid-Dependent Behaviour.- ACTH and Grooming Behaviour in the Rat.- 2 Sexual Differentiation.- Genetic Determinants of Sexual Differentiation.- The Interaction of Circulating Oestrogens and Androgens in Regulating Mammalian Sexual Differentiation.- Reproductive Neuroendocrine Rhythms.- Hormonal Influence on Sexual Differentiation of Rat Brain Anatomy.- Hormone-Dependent Brain Development and Behaviour.- Sex Steroids and the Differentiation and Activation of Avian Reproductive Behaviour.- 3 Testosterone Metabolism.- Brain Testosterone Metabolism and Sexual Behaviour in Birds.- Testosterone Metabolism and Sexual Differentiation in Quail.- Hormone-Mediated Behavioural Transitions: A Role for Brain Aromatase.- Hormonal Specificity and Activation of Social Behaviour in the Male Zebra Finch.- Hormones and Different Tests for Aggression with Particular Reference to the Effects of Testosterone Metabolites.- Exposure to Odour During Development and Hypothalamic Metabolism of Testosterone.- 4 Endocrine Cycles.- Male-Female Interaction in the Hamster: Seasonal and Hormonal Effects.- The Control of Sexual Behaviour in the Female Hamster.- Social Factors Controlling Puberty in the Female Mouse.- Sexual Behaviour and Endocrine Changes During Reproductive Maturation and Aging in the Avian Male.- Hormonal Correlates of Behavioural Development in Male Zebra Finches.- Prolactin in Avian Reproductive Cycles.- Population Endocrinology of the Female Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula Hypoleuca.- Control of Male Sexual Behaviour in the Canadian Red-Sided Garter Snake.- 5 Bird Behaviour.- Behavioural "Self-Feedback" Control of Endocrine States.- Hormones and Brain Mechanisms of Vocal Behaviour in Non-Vocal Learning Birds.- Reproductive Physiology and the Defence of Genetic Paternity in the Ring Dove, Streptopelia risoria.- Biparental Care in Birds: Mechanisms Controlling Incubation Bout Duration.- Specific Short-Latency Effects of Oestradiol and Testosterone on Distractibility and Memory Formation in the Young Domestic Chick.- Reproductive Behaviour in Hens.- Abbreviations.