Understanding Female Receiver Psychology in Reproductive Contexts

• Published in: Integrative and comparative biology Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 797 - 807
• Main Author: Lynch, Kathleen S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Animal Communication; Animals; Brain - physiology; Catecholamines - metabolism; Cognition; Estrogens - metabolism; Female; Integrating Cognitive, Motivational and Sensory Biases Underlying Acoustic and Multimodal Mate Choice; Motivation; Neurotransmitter Agents - physiology; Sensation; Sexual Behavior, Animal

Mate choice decision-making requires four components: sensory, cognitive, motivation, and salience. During the breeding season, the neural mechanisms underlying these components act in concert to radically transform the way a female perceives the social cues around her as well as the way in which co...