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Rosenthal, Gil Guastoni. "The behavioral ecology of visual signaling in swordtails /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Harris, Gareth P. "Behavioral State Modulates Olfactory Perception and Behavioral Response: Serotonergic and Peptidergic Signaling Interact to Modulate Aversive Olfactory Behaviors in Caenorhabditis elegans." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1279300152.

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McLaughlin, Ryan Joseph. "Prefrontal endocannabinoid signaling mediates neuroendocrine and behavioral coping responses to stress." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42054.

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Major depression is a heterogeneous disease often precipitated by dysfunction within the neuroendocrine stress circuitry, leading to profound deficits in prefrontocortical function. The endocannabinoid system has recently emerged as a vital component of the stress response; however, the mechanisms by which endocannabinoid signaling in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) modulates neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to stress has yet to be elucidated. In Chapter 2, genetic deletion of the CB₁ receptor prolonged corticosterone secretion following cessation of stress, which was recapitulated by CB₁ r
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Burston, James Justin. "Antipsychotic modulation of cannabinoid signaling in the CNS and behavioral correlates." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.522523.

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Banerjee, Navonil. "Temporal Organization of Behavioral States through Local Neuromodulation in C. elegans." eScholarship@UMMS, 2016. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/892.

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Neuropeptide signaling play critical roles in maintaining distinct behavioral states and orchestrating transitions between them. However, elucidating the mechanisms underlying neuropeptide modulation of neural circuits in vivo remains a major challenge. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans serves as an excellent model organism to study neuropeptide signaling mechanisms encoded in relatively simple neural circuits. We have used the C. elegans egg-laying circuit as a model to understand how neuropeptide signaling modifies circuit activity to generate opposing behavioral outcomes. C. elegans egg-l
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Banerjee, Navonil. "Temporal Organization of Behavioral States through Local Neuromodulation in C. elegans." eScholarship@UMMS, 2012. http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/892.

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Neuropeptide signaling play critical roles in maintaining distinct behavioral states and orchestrating transitions between them. However, elucidating the mechanisms underlying neuropeptide modulation of neural circuits in vivo remains a major challenge. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans serves as an excellent model organism to study neuropeptide signaling mechanisms encoded in relatively simple neural circuits. We have used the C. elegans egg-laying circuit as a model to understand how neuropeptide signaling modifies circuit activity to generate opposing behavioral outcomes. C. elegans egg-l
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Huskey, Richard Wayne. "Does Signaling Theory Account for Aggressive Behavior in Video Games?" Thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1555260.

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<p> Signaling theory originated in evolutionary biology and explains the mechanisms behind the honest communication of information between organisms. Communication scholars are increasingly turning to signaling theory as a way to test evolutionary explanations for human behavior. The present study tests if receiver-dependent costly signals can be used to predict the moment of aggressive behavior in video game environments. High status (but not high trait aggression) male subjects were fastest to engage in combat against a low voice pitch male opponent - but only when subject skill was high. Th
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Oakes, Mitchell Duane. "Uncovering Cannabinoid Signaling in C. elegans: A New Platform to Study the Effects of Medicinal Cannabis." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1532948536948823.

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Gibbons, Christopher M. "The referentiality of chimpanzee vocal signaling behavioral and acoustic analysis of food barks /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1173219994.

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Long, Jessica B. "The behavioral functions of stimuli signaling transitions across rich and lean schedules of reinforcement." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2005. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=4444.

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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2005.<br>Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 39 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-39).
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Hough, Alexander R. "Understanding and Improving Coordination Efficiency in the Minimum Effort Game: Counterfactual- and Behavioral-Based Nudging and Cognitive Modeling." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1621265522828309.

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Wilhite, Kyle. "Sexual Selection in the Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifier , and Multimodal Signaling in the Tungara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus." Thesis, Salisbury University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1525306.

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<p> Communication facilitates almost every social interaction between organisms and this communication is especially important for mate acquisition. Anuran amphibians are an excellent model system to study mate choice behaviors and sexual selection. In this work I recorded male calls of the spring peeper, <i> Pseudacris crucifer</i>, between two populations (Maryland and Louisiana) and analyzed call parameters such as frequency, duration, and rise and fall time. I found differences in the frequency and the frequency sweep of the calls. I conducted choice experiments to test female mating prefe
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Estrada, Christina M. "Examining the Effects of Estradiol Signaling in the Medial Amygdala on Emotionality and Cognition in Female Rats." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1447688747.

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Tomaselli, Giovanni. "Role of pregnenolone derivative AEF0117 on the regulation of CB1 signaling that mediates behavioral effects of THC." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020BORD0122.

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Le cannabis sativa est l'une des drogues les plus consommées dans le monde. Le THC, sa principale composante psychoactive, représente un facteur de risque de pathologies mentales, telles que le trouble de la consommation de cannabis, la dépendance et la psychose. Le THC a un effet biphasique, de fortes doses de THC provoquent une hypoactivité et une aversion, tandis que de faibles doses de THC provoquent une hyperactivité et une récompense. Le THC agit sur le récepteur aux cannabinoïdes de type 1 (CB1), dont la signalisation est biaisée avec différents transducteurs pouvant véhiculer une voie
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Koon, Alex C. "Autoregulatory and Paracrine Control of Synaptic and Behavioral Plasticity by Dual Modes of Octopaminergic Signaling: A Dissertation." eScholarship@UMMS, 2011. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/572.

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Synaptic plasticity—the ability of a synapse to change—is fundamental to basic brain function and behavioral adaptation. Studying the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity benefits our understanding of the formation of neuronal connections and circuitry, which has great implications in the field of learning and memory and the studies of numerous human diseases. The Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction (NMJ) system is a powerful system for studying synaptic plasticity. The NMJ consists of at least two different types of motorneurons innervating the body wall muscles. Type I motorneurons control
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Cheung, Amy. "The Role of Neurexins in Serotonin Signaling and Complex Behaviors." eScholarship@UMMS, 2021. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/1134.

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Extensive serotonin (5-HT) fiber innervation throughout the brain corroborates 5-HT’s modulatory role in numerous behaviors including social behavior, emotion regulation, and learning and memory. Abnormal brain 5-HT levels and function are implicated in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) which often co-occurs with other neuropsychiatric conditions. While 5-HT therapeutics are used to treat ASD, variable improvements in symptomatology require further investigation of 5-HT-mediated pathology. Neurexins (Nrxns) are presynaptic cell adhesion molecules that maintain synapse function for proper neural c
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Regan, Samantha. "The role of Latrophilin-3 in activity, cognition, and dopaminergic signaling in Sprague Dawley rats." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1623240391187149.

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Park, Ji S. "CYCLIC GMP: A SATIETY SIGNAL IN C. ELEGANS." VCU Scholars Compass, 2015. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3851.

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Appetite control and satiety mechanisms help animals maintain energy homeostasis; however, these mechanisms can be misregulated, leading to overweight and obesity. Caenorhabditis elegans is an excellent model system to study appetite and satiety because of its conserved behavioral aspects of satiety and conserved molecular mechanisms. ASI senses nutrition and its activity is required for the behavioral state of satiety quiescence. The purpose of this thesis project was to elucidate the function of cGMP signaling in ASI by looking at behavioral effects from the pharmacological use of sildenafil
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Fick, Patrik, and Mattias Nordenadler. "Är aktiesplit fortfarande en hitt? : En eventstudie om aktiesplitar och överavkastning tidigt 2000-tal kontra sent 2010-tal." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-43771.

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Effektiviteten på de finansiella marknaderna är något som studerats utifrån många olika perspektiv. Vad den effektiva marknadshypotesen i sin helhet påstår är att all information som tillkommer snabbt inkorporeras i aktiepriset utan att investerare har haft en chans att agera, vilket omöjliggör arbitragemöjligheter och således en chans till en positiv abnormal avkastning. Denna studies sätt att undersöka detta fenomen är att studera avkastningen vid genomförandet av en aktiesplit på stockholmsbörsen för att se om någon positiv abnormal föreligger. Studien är gjord i form av en eventstudie där
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Frazier, Hilaree N. "Exploring the Role of Insulin Receptor Signaling in Hippocampal Learning and Memory, Neuronal Calcium Dysregulation, and Glucose Metabolism." UKnowledge, 2019. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pharmacol_etds/32.

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In the late 90’s, emerging evidence revealed that the brain is insulin-sensitive, highlighted by broad expression of brain-specific insulin receptors and reports of circulating brain insulin. Contemporary literature robustly supports the role of insulin signaling in normal brain function and suggests that insulin-related processes diminish with aging, evidenced by decreased signaling markers, reduced insulin receptor density, and lower levels of insulin transport across the blood-brain barrier. In the context of pathological cognitive decline, clinical trials using intranasal insulin delivery
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Papazoglou, Ioannis. "Cross-talk between insulin and serotonin signaling in the brain : Involvement of the PI3K/Akt pathway and behavioral consequences in models of insulin resistance." Thesis, Paris 11, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA11T039/document.

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L’insuline et la sérotonine (5-HT) sont deux acteurs majeurs du maintien de l’homéostasie énergétique, fonction placée sous le contrôle de l’hypothalamus. En ciblant cette région, l’insuline remplit de nombreuses fonctions métaboliques via l’activation de la voie PI3K/Akt. La 5-HT exercent des effets biologiques similaires mais les voies de signalisation impliquées dans ces processus étaient jusqu’alors mal connues. De plus, il avait été démontré que la 5-HT est capable d’activer la voie PI3K/Akt/GSK3β dans l’hippocampe, mécanisme sous-tendant potentiellement les effets antidépresseurs du neur
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Måhl, Frida, and Ellinore Vinberg. "Går det att förutspå framtiden med hjälp av aktieutdelning? : Resultat och lönsamhet på Nasdaq Stockholm över 20 år." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-390891.

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Inom finansiell ekonomi finns en seglivad teori om att utdelningsändringar innehåller information om framtida ekonomiska resultat. Aktiemarknaden reagerar i enlighet med teorin på så vis att aktiekursen stiger när utdelningen höjs, och tvärtom, vilket har dokumenterats i ett flertal studier. Bakom aktiemarknadens reaktion på den ändrade utdelningen borde det finnas ett positivt samband mellan utdelningsändringar och framtida ekonomiska resultat. Problemet är att förekomsten av ett sådant samband är högst tveksam; tidigare empiriska studier har trots flerfaldiga försök inte funnit övertygande a
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Måhl, Frida, and Ellinore Vinberg. "Går det att förutspå framtiden med hjälp av aktieutdelning? : Resultat och lönsamhet på Nasdaq Stockholm över 20 år." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-393089.

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Inom finansiell ekonomi finns en seglivad teori om att utdelningsändringar innehåller information om framtida ekonomiska resultat. Aktiemarknaden reagerar i enlighet med teorin på så vis att aktiekursen stiger när utdelningen höjs, och tvärtom, vilket har dokumenterats i ett flertal studier. Bakom aktiemarknadens reaktion på den ändrade utdelningen borde det finnas ett positivt samband mellan utdelningsändringar och framtida ekonomiska resultat. Problemet är att förekomsten av ett sådant samband är högst tveksam; tidigare empiriska studier har trots flerfaldiga försök inte fun
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Florman, Jeremy T. "Neuroendocrine Modulation of Complex Behavior and Physiology in C. elegans." eScholarship@UMMS, 2020. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/1109.

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To survive, animals must adapt to a complex and challenging world in a way that is flexible and responsive, while maintaining internal homeostasis. Neuromodulators provide a means to systemically alter behavioral or physiological state based on intrinsic or extrinsic cues, however dysregulated neuroendocrine signaling has negative consequences for fitness and survival. Here I examine neuroendocrine function and dysfunction using the escape response in Caenorhabditis elegans. The RFamide neuropeptide FLP-18 is a co-transmitter with the monoamine tyramine and functions both synergistically and a
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Hale, Jennifer Ann. "The Role of Male Vocal Signals During Male-Male Competition and Female Mate Choice in Greater Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido)." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1365786099.

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Trakadis, John. "The vervet regulator of G protein signaling 4 (RGS4) gene, a candidate gene for quantifiable behavioral dimensions associated with psychopathology : sequence, bioinformatic analysis, and association study of a novel polymorphism with social isolation." Thesis, McGill University, 2004. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=84101.

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Regulators of G-protein coupled signaling (RGS) accelerate GTP hydrolysis and consequently influence signal termination. The RGS-4 gene has recently been reported to be implicated in a wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and addictions.<br>In this study, the vervet RGS-4 gene was sequenced on a CEQ 8000 genetic analysis system (Beckman Coulter) and characterized using molecular and bioinformatic tools. The obtained vervet sequence overall showed 95.3% sequence identity with the human RGS4 gene.<br>Thereafter, SNPs in the region encompass
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Mohr, Sascha Janina. "Costly signaling and generous behavior." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6278.

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This thesis explores the use of generous behaviour as a costly signal to convey information about an unobservable social characteristic to other individuals in one's social environment. Building on recent contributions in this spirit, I develop a theoretical framework that contrasts signaling activities without social benefits with activities that benefit the observers in situations in which individuals compete for access to a scarce social good. The objective of the first part of the thesis is to characterize the possible separating equilibria in each case. While one obtains a multiplicity of
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Waterbury, L. A. "A mathematical model of biological signaling networks and network characteristics correlated with signaling behavior." Connect to online resource, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1446094.

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Christy, Sean M. "Essays on the economics of signaling goodness." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2006.

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Lynch, Joseph Francis III. "Estrogenic Modulation of Fear Generalization." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1466095867.

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Thompson, Lauren. "Intracellular Signaling Contributions to Behaviors Relevant to Nicotine Addiction." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/253.

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Nicotine is the primary addictive substance in tobacco, and most smokers who quit will relapse within a year. Evidence shows that cigarette craving increases over time, termed “incubation.” The purpose of these studies was to see if protracted abstinence from chronic nicotine increases rat self-administration, an animal model with good face validity for human tobacco use, and if nicotine self-administration during daily exposure/after 8+ days of abstinence is regulated by extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell or anterior cingulate cortex (PF
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Guo, Juanli Cooper Lyndon F. "The involement of Wnt signaling in osteoblastic cell behavior." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,1622.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008.<br>Title from electronic title page (viewed Sep. 16, 2008). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Curriculum of Oral Biology School of Dentistry." Discipline: Oral Biology; Department/School: Dentistry.
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Chin, Jason M. "Moral uncertainty promotes prosocial behavior : exploring the self-signaling motivation for prosocial behavior." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28003.

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Self-signaling theory posits that individuals engage in prosocial behavior in order to gain positive information about the self. Previous self-regulatory approaches to prosocial behavior have primarily focused on helping as means to self-repair (e.g., the negative state relief model), or as a means to stay self-consistent (e.g., self-verification theory), thus overlooking the motivation to obtain self-knowledge. Four studies tested a key prediction of self-signaling theory, that uncertainty about the self as a good and moral person should increase prosocial behavior, while certainty should d
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McKay, Ailsa J. "Central vasopressin signalling and aggressive behaviour." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4194.

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Although many signalling molecules appear relevant to the production of complex behaviours, those that are important to the physiological regulation of behaviour, and so those that characterise individual styles of behaviour, are unknown. Vasopressin is the strongest candidate regulator of social behaviour. Experiments were carried out in consideration that vasopressin may directly regulate aggressive behaviour in lactating rats. Patterns of immediate early gene expression during/subsequent to aggressive behaviour suggested specific neural circuits may have significant direct regulatory influe
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Guignion, Cassandra Ann. "Behavioural displays, acoustic and chemosensory communication in the Middle Island tusked weta, Motuweta isolata (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Biological Sciences, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1408.

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Three methods of communication were examined in the Middle Island tusked weta, Motuweta isolata (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae); defence behaviour, acoustic and chemosensory signalling. Previous studies had been limited to basic autecology and anecdotal evidence. This study was undertaken to understand the behaviours of this species to assist in conservation efforts. Defensive behaviours were elicited through repeated stimulation while aggressive behaviours were acquired through male-male battles. Femoro-abdominal stridulation was induced within both situations. Defensive stridulation fu
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Herent, Coralie. "Respiratory Adaption to Running Exercise : A Behavioral and Neuronal Circuits Study in Mice Absent Phasing of Respiratory and Locomotor Rhythms in Running Mice Control of Orienting Movements and Locomotion by Projection-Defined Subsets of Brainstem V2a Neurons Afadin Signaling at the Spinal Neuroepithelium Regulates Central Canal Formation and Gait Selection." Thesis, université Paris-Saclay, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021UPASL001.

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Pendant la course, la ventilation augmente pour compenser la demande énergétique accrue. Le substrat, soupçonné neuronal, de cette hyperpnée à l'exercice est néanmoins toujours méconnu. Pour le caractériser, nous avons, chez la souris, examiné les interactions entre i) mouvements des membres et cycles respiratoires, et ii) réseaux neuronaux locomoteur et respiratoire. Tout d’abord, en combinant enregistrements électromyographiques (EMG) du diaphragme combinés au suivi vidéo des membres pendant la course, nous montrons que, pour une large gamme de vitesses sur un tapis roulant, la fréquence res
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Hebets, Eileen Anne. "Evolution and function of complex signaling in spider courtship behavior." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/279966.

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Complex signaling, while common throughout the animal kingdom, is poorly understood and generally understudied. This dissertation provides a framework from which one can approach studies of complex signal function. The semantics involved in studies of signal evolution and complex signaling are discussed and complex signaling is broken down into two categories: multiple signals and multimodal signals. While single signals ultimately reflect the pressures of both tactical and strategic design, so must complex signals. I explore hypotheses relating to the function of complex signaling in terms of
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Noble, Jason. "The evolution of animal communication systems : questions of function examined through simulation." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1998. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/265236/.

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Simulated evolution is used as a tool for investigating the selective pressures that have influenced the design of animal signalling systems. The biological literature on communication is first reviewed: central concepts such as the handicap principle and the view of signalling as manipulation are discussed. The equation of “biological function” with “adaptive value” is then defended, along with a workable definition of communication. Evolutionary simulation models are advocated as a way of testing the coherence of a given theory. Contra some ALife enthusiasts, simulations are not alternate wo
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Chen, Zhunan. "Molecular and Circuit Mechanisms of Insulin Signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans." Thesis, Harvard University, 2014. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11302.

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Insulin signaling is highly conserved across animals, and is known for its ubiquitous function in all aspects of animal physiology. Despite its relatively well-studied role in metabolism and energy expenditure, how it is involved in learning and memory remains a mystery, due to the complex nature of the nervous system. In this thesis, I have used C. elegans, a tractable model organism with a sophisticated behavioral repertoire, to investigate molecular and cellular mechanisms of insulin signaling in learning.
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Zhang, Ke-You. "Brain Signaling Mechanisms Through Which Dopamine Stimulates Maternal Behavior in Rats." Thesis, Boston College, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/537.

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Thesis advisor: Michael Numan<br>This paper will review research from our laboratory dealing with the neural basis of maternal behavior in rats. Specifically, my work investigates hypothalamic interaction with the mesolimbic dopamine system and the regulation of maternal responsiveness. Recent evidence has shown that increased dopamine activity in the nucleus accumbens, a major terminus of the mesolimbic dopamine pathway, results in a facilitation of maternal behavior in female rats who have been partially primed by hormones. However, the way in which dopamine and hormones act on these neural
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Lammers, Marc O. "The behavior and broadband acoustic signaling of Hawaiʻian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris)". Thesis, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/3058.

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This dissertation explores the design of dolphin social acoustic signals by addressing the question: how have the signals used by these animals been adapted to the physical, sensory and social environments they inhabit? To obtain answers to this question, the behavior and acoustic signals of spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) and spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) were examined. A rhythmic pattern of behavior is described for a population of spinner dolphins resident off the island of O'ahu. The population is tied to both trophic and physiographical resources associated with the islan
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Dodson, Alexis. "Motley Views: Evolutionary Impact of Audience Perception on Morphology and Behavior in Two Jumping Spiders, Synemosyna formica & Habronattus pyrrithrix." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627658456447556.

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Leach, Prescott Tarn. "NICOTINE MODULATION OF THYROID HORMONE SIGNALING AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO COGNITION." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2014. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/265971.

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Psychology<br>Ph.D.<br>Cigarette smoking is common despite its adverse effects on health, including disruptions to endocrine function. Thyroid hormones may specifically be affected by nicotine exposure through cigarette smoke. The present work begins with a thorough analysis of the literature on thyroid hormones, their contribution to cognition and synaptic plasticity as well as evidence supporting an interaction between nicotine and thyroid signaling. Cigarette smoking/nicotine may disrupt thyroid function in women of reproductive age, heavy smokers, and those prone to thyroid dysfunction due
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Criswell, Joni M. "Multimodal Communication in the Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki)." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1228224476.

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Stepniewski, Tomasz Maciej 1988. "Unraveling the complex signaling behavior of neurotransmitters and their receptors in the brain." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668308.

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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the main acceptors of neurotransmitters, and thus play an important role in communication between neurons. Because of this they are an attractive drug target for multiple neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. The primary function of GPCRs is to initiate diverse intracellular signaling cascades in response to extracellular events, like neurotransmitter binding. Despite the wealth of available biochemical data, the structural foundations of GPCR activity remain poorly understood. Such insights would not only expand our knowledge of those re
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Blundon, Malachi Andrew. "Using Gel Based Proteomics to Study Signaling, Phsyiology, and Behavior in Drosophilia Melanogaster." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2017. http://repository.cmu.edu/dissertations/1078.

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Klempin, Friederike [Verfasser]. "Signaling pathways linking behavior to neurogenesis in healthy brain and disease / Friederike Klempin." Berlin : Medizinische Fakultät Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1209543435/34.

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Reynolds, Anna R. "Gαq-ASSOCIATED SIGNALING PROMOTES NEUROADAPTATION TO ETHANOL AND WITHDRAWAL-ASSOCIATED HIPPOCAMPAL DAMAGE". UKnowledge, 2015. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_etds/74.

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Prolonged, heavy consumption of alcohol produces marked neuroadaptations in excitatory neurotransmission. These effects are accelerated following patterns of intermittent heavy drinking wherein periods of heavy consumption are followed by periods of abstinence. Studies have shown that neuroadaptive changes in the glutamatergic N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor produces excitotoxicity during periods of withdrawal; however, upstream targets were not adequately characterized. The present studies sought to identify these targets by assessing the role of group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors
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Åman, Isabelle. "Störningar i ledarhundens arbete : Orsak och konsekvenser." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-53534.

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Aggressivitet är ett vanligt förekommande beteende hos många arter och kan signaleras via både vokalisering och visuella signaler. Beteendet kan grunda sig i exempelvis dominans, konkurrens om en partner eller på att individen försvarar en resurs eller ett revir. För omkring 15 000 år sedan domesticerades vargar Canis lupus, vilket resulterade i underarten hund Canis familiaris och genom ett gediget avelsarbete finns det idag över 400 godkända hundraser. I Sverige finns det omkring 300 aktiva ledarhundar i tjänst och varje år utbildas runt 40 nya hundar som ska komma att arbeta med en ledarhun
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Remus, Merissa Lynn. "Contribution of Nucleus Accumbens to Reward-Seeking Behaviors: Role of Dopamine-Mediated ERK Signaling." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2015. http://repository.cmu.edu/dissertations/470.

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Exposure to environmental cues that have been associated with rewards tend to increase behaviors that serve to procure the reward. The excitatory modulation that so-called conditioned cues exert over reward seeking depends on the nucleus accumbens (NAc). A critical molecular step within the NAc in this behavioral phenomenon is activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in the NAc. The first set of experiments served to investigate the subregional pattern of ERK activation within the NAc during cue-potentiation of reward seeking and the contribution of different elements in the b
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