Amine neurochemistry and aggression in crayfish.
A primary goal of our research is to explore proximate mechanisms important in recruiting adaptive social behaviors. For instance, if one of three different behaviors may be expressed in a particular set of circumstances, how do neurochemical mechanisms bias behavior towards the expression of one act in lieu of the other possibilities? In this article, we review recent results suggesting that serotonin may play such a role in the control of aggression in crayfish. First, we summarize techniques that have been optimized for sensitive characterization of neurochemical profiles in crayfish. Then, borrowing concepts from behavioral ecology, we review a framework for quantitative investigation, which regards behavior as a set of individual decisions, each with a particular probability for occurrence, a motivational context, and controlled by its own distinct neurochemical mechanisms.
Panksepp
Jules B
JB
Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Life Sciences Building, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, USA.
Yue
Zhaoxia
Z
Drerup
Catherine
C
Huber
Robert
R
D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D003400:Astacoidea / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D001679:Biogenic Amines / Q000378:metabolism*; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism
D001679:Biogenic Amines; D012701:Serotonin