Animal Models of Reproductive Behavior

This volume presents the latest techniques to study several aspects of reproductive behavior in different species. The chapters in this book cover topics such as methods to investigate social behavior; sexual motivation and reward, both of which are fundamental for the initiation of sexual behavior; olfactory signaling; different characteristics and models of reproductive function; and parental behavior in both rats and rabbits. In the Neuromethods series style, chapters include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to get successful results in your laboratory.

Cutting-edge and practical, Animal Models of Reproductive Behavior is a valuable resource for both experienced researchers and students who want to incorporate new techniques into their studies of reproductive behavior.

Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Inhalt
The Study of Social Cognition: Social Recognition and Social Learning in Laboratory Rats and Mice.- Social and Sexual Preference in Socially Monogamous Species: Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata).- Basic Protocols for the Study of Maternal Behavior in Rabbits.- Basic Protocols to Study Parental Behavior in Rats.- The Bruce Effect: Complementary Roles of Olfactory Memory and Male-Sourced Estradiol.- Open Source JL Olfactometer for Awake Behaving Recording of Brain Activity for Mice Engaged in Olfactory Tasks.- Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Method for the Study of Social Behavior in a Rodent Model.- Evaluation of Sexual Behavior in Laboratory vs Seminatural Conditions.- Sexual Incentive Motivation.- Pro-Choice: Partner Preference as a Method to Assess Sexual Motivation.- Copulation in Rats: Analysis of Behavioral and Seminal Parameters.- Paced Mating Behavior.- Assessment of Sexual Reward with the Conditioned Place Preference Paradigm.- Because Sex Matters: The Case of Female Sexual Response.- Methods to Assess the Role of Neurogenesis in Reproductive Behaviors of Birds, Rats, and Sheep.