title: Role of catecholamines in the courtship behavior of male ring doves.
abstract: The role of catecholamines in the expression of male courtship behavior in ring doves was examined using central administration of pharmacological agents. Males treated with 6-hydroxydopamine or U-14,624, which depleted norepinephrine (NE) levels in the preoptic-hypothalamic area, showed increased levels of bow-coo and nest-coo displays. Conversely, males treated with tyramine or desipramine, which elevated NE levels in the preoptic-hypothalamic area, showed decreased levels of bow-coo and nest-coo displays. Drug-induced changes in dopamine levels were not consistent with any changes in behavior. This suggests that in the male ring dove NE in the preoptic-hypothalamic area is important in the expression of courtship displays.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Animal Behavior, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Barclay
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D003891:Desipramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D016627:Oxidopamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010668:Phenylthiazolylthiourea / Q000494:pharmacology; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D014439:Tyramine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D010668:Phenylthiazolylthiourea; D016627:Oxidopamine; D003891:Desipramine; D014439:Tyramine