Sensory-endocrine Interactions

Social regulation of reproduction is a widespread phenomenon among animals. This regulation requires the integration of sensory systems with neural systems responsible for appropriate physiological and behavioral responses. We are currently developing a new frog model for understanding how social interactions cause long-term changes in physiology and how these physiological changes, in turn, regulate behavior.

Related publications:

Burmeister, S.S., E.D. Jarvis, & R.D. Fernald. 2005. Rapid behavioral and genomic responses to social opportunity. Public Library of Science, Biology, in press.

Burmeister, S.S. 2005. Sex differences in the brain: plasticity and constraints. Focus on: Androgen-induced vocal transformation in adult female African clawed frogs. Journal of Neurophysiology 94:33-34. (pdf)

Burmeister, S.S. & W. Wilczynski. 2005. Social signals regulate gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the green treefrog. Brain Behavior and Evolution 65:26-32. (pdf)

Burmeister, S., & W. Wilczynski. 2001. Social context influences androgenic effects on calling in the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea). Hormones and Behavior 40:550-558. (pdf)

Burmeister, S., C. Somes, & W. Wilczynski. 2001. Behavioral and hormonal effects of exogenous arginine vasotocin and corticosterone in the green treefrog. General and Comparative Endocrinology 122:189-197. (pdf)

Burmeister, S. & W. Wilczynski. 2000. Social signals influence hormones independently of calling behavior in the treefrog (Hyla cinerea). Hormones and Behavior 38(4): 201-209. (pdf)

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